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\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\tCreated by: Laura Sansom<\/em><\/p>\n Mental health care in the US is not equal. There are a variety of different factors that prevent people from getting the correct care.<\/p>\n Not everyone has the same access to or knowledge about care for mental health conditions. People can receive varying levels of care based on socioeconomic status, geography or lack of knowledge about where to get treatment.<\/p>\n Certain environments can impact someone\u2019s mental health much more than others. \u201cAnybody that grew up in a poor situation or…in the hood or whatever negativity you had in your childhood definitely takes a toll on you because you feel secluded as a child,\u201d Raekeon Lloyd, who lives with anxiety and depression, said. \u201cI feel like…in that general environment, people lose people so much it kind of numbs you to it. That’s a way to ruin people.\u201d<\/p>\n Growing up in an area without many mental health professionals can leave a person at a disadvantage. According to the American Psychological Association,<\/a> there are 33.9 licensed psychologists for every 100,000 people in the US.<\/p>\n \u201cOften times, the students that I counsel, one of the biggest issues that they run across, is that there\u2019s a lack of services often, and compounded upon that, they\u2019re nervous to even identify themselves as having a mental illness because of all the stereotypes and stigmas that are out there,\u201d Lisa Corbin, a counselor and assistant professor at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, said. \u201cSo sometimes I think it\u2019s that there\u2019s a lack of services but then I often feel as if there\u2019s a lot of awareness to those issues.\u201d<\/p>\n Government funding varies between states<\/a> in the United States. This means that someone could be receiving inadequate care simply due to the way insurance is structured in the state in which they are living. \u00a0In Pennsylvania, 53.9%<\/a> of adults with mental health conditions are not receiving care, largely due to lack of affordability. In Maine, 41.5%<\/a> of these adults are not receiving care. With low government funding, people who do not have the money to pay out of pocket can not receive the care they need.<\/p>\n \u201cPublic policy has a direct effect on access to services and on how many people we can serve, how we serve them, how we get reimbursed, and then that turns into the quality and quantity of the services we can provide to the people that come through our door,\u201d Dr. Bill Vogler, Executive Director of Pinebrook Family Answers, said.<\/p>\n Written by: Laura Sansom<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMYTHS & STIGMAS\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t TREATMENT & DIAGNOSIS Created by: Laura Sansom Mental health care in the US is not equal. There are a variety of different factors that prevent people from getting the correct care. Access to Care Not everyone has the same access to or knowledge about care for mental health conditions. 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