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Progress Over Perfection—Why Behavioral Health Policy Momentum Must Translate Into Action Now

  • By: Dr. Cara McNulty Vibrant Emotional Health
  • July 29th, 2026
  • 988 Lifeline, behavioral health policy, care fragmentation, crisis care, mental health access, mental health funding, step therapy, Summer 2026 Issue, workforce shortage
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For too many people seeking behavioral health support, the first step toward care can feel like a dead end. A referral that leads nowhere. A waitlist that stretches for months. A new provider who asks them to recount their story again and again, each retelling reopening wounds at the very moment...

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