{"id":54,"date":"2020-07-23T19:10:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T19:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/development.marymount.edu\/?p=54"},"modified":"2021-01-26T21:35:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:35:08","slug":"marymount-counseling-students-advocate-for-mental-health-services-through-congressional-outreach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-counseling-students-advocate-for-mental-health-services-through-congressional-outreach\/","title":{"rendered":"Marymount Counseling students advocate for student mental health services through Congressional outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amidst the stress and anxiety of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. is also dealing with a shortage of mental health providers.<\/p>\n

However, a group of Marymount Counseling students and faculty members are raising their voices to Congress in hopes of closing the provider gap and improving the overall health of the country, both during and after the current health crisis.<\/p>\n

Every year, students in the University\u2019s CE599C course perform an advocacy, legislative or service project. This past semester, students Fatima Ali, Chessa Arey, Bethany Baker, Sarah Becker, Scott Heine, Megan Nemeth and Nicole Smith teamed up to research H.R. 945, the Mental Health Access Improvement Act<\/a>, while also reaching out to members of Congress to encourage government officials to support the resolution and include it in any future COVID-19 stimulus packages.<\/p>\n