{"id":6683,"date":"2023-01-23T23:09:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moenguy.com\/?p=6683"},"modified":"2023-01-24T11:56:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T04:56:14","slug":"the-importance-of-mental-health-services-for-low-income-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moenguy.com\/the-importance-of-mental-health-services-for-low-income-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Mental Health Services for Low-income Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mental health services are crucial to a low-income community\u2019s well-being. As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services states, \u201cMental health is no longer just a problem for the less fortunate; now it\u2019s a top priority of our nation\u2019s leaders.\u201d But many Americans continue to struggle with mental health service availability and costs. In fact, according to the National Council on Mental Health, nearly one in three Americans has missing or delayed medical attention because they were also experiencing mental health issues at the time (meaning they had a mental illness). Citizenship surveys have consistently shown that Americans living in low-income communities are more likely to report Lack of access to care as their most important issue than those who live in higher-income areas. While there are many reasons for this, one important reason may be that low-income communities often lack access to healthy, quality mental health services. This means that even though they may feel like they have problems, their doctors don\u2019t always give them accurate diagnoses and services\u2014or they don\u2019t offer them enough of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n