State lawmakers meet with mental health advocates to address crisis

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

State lawmakers and mental health advocates say one of the main concerns this year is lack of funding for mental health programs in Pennsylvania.

On Thursday, they will met with voters and mental health advocates at Eden Resorts and Suites for a breakfast to discuss ways to address the mental health crisis across the Commonwealth.

But what does this current crisis look like in Pennsylvania?

Many mental health advocates point to the worker shortage, which can limit access to mental health care and create excessive wait times.

At least 152 million people across the country live in a mental health workforce shortage, according to the most recent data from Mental Health America, with Pennsylvania ranking 33 out of 51 when it comes to comes to the number of people seeking treatment to providers.

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