Pete Lee (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: Early identification, diagnosis and treatment are critically important.
Do you support additional funding for follow-up care for individuals after a suicide attempt or overdose?
- Yes: We need to reduce suicide and attempts, and funding follow up will help.
Do you support extreme risk protection orders?
- Yes: I voted for HB18-1436
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: Parity is the law and should be enforced.
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: Access to treatment is important.
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: Housing First works and services are necessary as followup.
