Rep Ann Meyer: How A State Lawmaker Builds Mental Health Support That Works
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Tony Mantor interviews Iowa State Representative Ann Meyer about building effective mental health support and the challenges in access to care.
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Iowa State Representative Ann Meyer about how mental health legislation gets built and why access to care still fails families in crisis. We dig into provider shortages, the fight for mandatory follow-up after commitment, and how constituents can move lawmakers with personal stories and local relationships. • her path from nursing to the Iowa House and why constituent stories changed her focus • why access to mental health care breaks down durin...
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