reThink Brain Health Florida
Support the Modernization of the Healthcare System to Address Brain Health.
Mental Health America ranked Florida 49th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in terms of access to mental health care, meaning that it has one of the lowest mental health care accessibility rates in the country.
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Mental health funding tops Sam Garrison’s 2024 priority list
By Christine Jordan Sexton for Florida Politics Rep. Sam Garrison got a crash course in the complexities of health care appropriations over the past year, serving as the chamber’s lead budget writer for the massive funding silo. His main takeaway: “Mental health,...
Losing mental health access to school counselors threatens students
The Osceola News-Gazette, By Dr. Robert Pincus and Dr. Erik M. Hines The Florida Department of Education has proposed new statewide standards that eliminate Osceola County school counselors from providing most mental health services that they are currently delivering....
Investing in youth programs is vital for students’ mental health
By: Ryah Klima for the Orlando Sentinel After the COVID-19 pandemic, students in Florida and across our nation were left to deal with a major mental health crisis which continues today. The pandemic’s disruption in education created many issues within the student body...
reThink Brain Health Florida
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About Us
reThink Brain Health Florida is a collection of organizations, companies, and interest groups dedicated to changing the narrative around mental and brain health, and advocating for fair access to mental health treatments. Together, we work to find new and innovative solutions to the unprecedented mental health crisis our country is facing by ensuring that patients have fast and easy access to the treatment they need.
reThink Brain Health Florida encourages and supports the development of policy that aligns with our long-term goals of modernizing our healthcare system to treat brain health the same way we treat the health as any other human organ.
New Study: Step Therapy Harms MDD Patients and Florida’s Economy
A new study by the Regional Economic Consulting Group shows that delaying access to doctor-recommended prescription treatments for patients suffering from Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) increases medical, workplace, suicide, and tax related costs in Florida.