by Bruce Cruser | Mar 2, 2020 | Blog
[Condensed from our opinion column published March 2, 2020 in the Richmond Times Dispatch.] Virginia ranks 37th out of 51 states and the District of Columbia in terms of ease of access to mental health care. For years Virginia has funded hospital beds at the expense...
by Bruce Cruser | Feb 6, 2020 | Blog
There was a mother who lost her son to addiction and suicide. A Navy veteran described not being able to find help when discharged from service. The Occupational Therapist spoke of overwhelming workloads providing early intervention support for...
by Bruce Cruser | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog
We’ll have a good crowd in small spaces for our Mental Health Advocacy Days at the General Assembly on Monday Feb. 5th and Tuesday Feb. 6th. However, many more can participate on line, by phone or social media! Please lend your support for more...
by Bruce Cruser | Jan 30, 2018 | Blog
Virginia’s legislature is considering several bills to help address the barriers to mental health and substance use treatment causing Virginia to rank 40th in the country in overall mental health care. We’re tracking a few of them, and speaking out when we...
by Bruce Cruser | Mar 13, 2017 | Blog
(Information as of 2/25/17, subject to change*) The recently completed legislative session took place in the shadow of news about Virginia’s mental health care problems. With publicized deaths in Virginia jails, an epidemic of fatalities due to heroin overdoses...