POWER Coalition urges Congress to protect U.S. behavioral health services

Mental health and substance use advocates are pressing Congress to reinforce, rather than scale back, federal support for behavioral health services, as debates intensify over funding levels and policy direction. At a Capitol Hill briefing last month organized by the People Organized for Wellness, Empowerment, and Recovery (POWER) Coalition, speakers representing people with lived experience, families and providers warned that recent policy proposals could undermine access to care and strain already limited community resources.