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 has invested $25 billion to address its floundering mental health system. But the state still lags nationally when it comes to mental health services and it's unclear how the funding could reach potentially violent shooters.

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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