The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy

Biden and Trump on Mental Health

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Biden and Trump on Mental Health

Curt and Katie chat about policies, promises, and actions taken by President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden related to mental health. We look at mental health parity, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, prisons, funding priorities, as well as the importance of voting.

It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age.

In this episode we talk about:

  • The promises and the actions taken by President Trump and Vice President Biden on mental health
  • Mental Health Parity and the Affordable Care Act
  • Medicaid Funding and Social Services
  • Prison and Jail Systems
  • Mental Health workforce
  • The difference between budget allotments and how much money actually gets to the programs
  • The opioid epidemic
  • Suicide prevention and veterans
  • How the candidates talk about mental health and drug abuse
  • Trumps attack on Hunter Biden and desire to reopen mental institutions
  • Control and punishment versus prevention and support
  • Biden normalizing mental health care
  • The importance of voting
    • ...more
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