Satcher-Kennedy: How to fix mental health system [USAToday.com]

Samantha Sangenito 2/6/154:00 AM

What if we told you there was an issue that virtually everyone — Democrat, Republican and Independents — agreed on? Would it further surprise you that it's a subject on which we've been silent for generations?

But now, an overwhelming majority (96%) of the public agrees that mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety and alcohol or drug abuse are serious public health problems, according to a new poll by Public Opinion Strategies. Almost as many (93%) believe that the current way we are handling mental health needs to change.

[For more of this story, written by David Satcher and Patrick J. Kennedy, go to http://www.usatoday.com/story/...er-kennedy/22764289/]

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