Greg Abbott says to stop mass shootings, Texas must improve mental health care. A $25 billion investment hasn’t been enough.

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Texas still lags nationally when it comes to mental health services, and there have been seven mass shootings since Abbott took office in 2015.

and treat children and adolescents showing signs of emotional distress.

Mental health experts say their profession isn’t the only answer to mass shootings and that state leaders need to expand their focus. “A strong effort has been made to fund mental health in Texas, but we still have a long way to go,” Hansch said. “The state would be well served to focus more attention on increasing funding for first-episode psychosis treatment, crisis services, [mental health] workforce initiatives and jail diversion.”

 

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