Dylan Roberts (D)
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Do you support school policies and funding that increase the availability of mental health services in schools and early childhood settings?
- Yes
Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a suicide attempt or overdose?
- Yes: This is crucial. I represent two counties with higher suicide rates than the statewide average and will support efforts to provide more resources for my counties and the state.
Do you support extreme risk protection orders?
- Yes: I was a co-sponsor of this bill last session.
Do you support strengthening laws and transparency requirements compelling insurance companies to provide coverage for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders that is equal to the coverage provided for a physical illness?
- Yes: Absolutely.
Do you support strengthening requirements that insurance companies have enough mental health and substance use professionals to guarantee their members have a choice of provider?
- Yes: We need to be careful that such a requirement does not further increase the costs of insurance but I support the concept in theory.
Do you support requirements that hospitals and other providers report information on treatment availability to help individuals, hospitals and law enforcement locate available treatment for people in crisis?
- Yes
Do you support providing state funds to expand capacity for mental health and substance use treatment in underserved areas of the state?
- Yes
Do you support additional state investments in affordable housing with supportive services for people with mental health or substance use disorders?
- Yes
