Plain and simple, our goal is to end insurance coverage discrimination against families needing treatment for mental illness or substance abuse. Almost all health insurance policies severely limit or totally exclude coverage for treatment of mental illness and substance abuse. These disorders are excluded from coverage even though they are medical illnesses , diagnosed by mental health professional using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders . In fact, mental illness and substance abuse disorders are diagnosed and treated today as reliably and effectively as other medical illnesses. They cannot afford to pay for treatment their insurance companies won't cover.
Families are in crisis, emotionally and financially.
The Arkansas Mental Health Fairness Coalition thinks so. If you agree, please read on. There are ways you can help. We urgently need your support, your voice, your action. Families go without treatment until their situation gets so bad that hospitalization may be necessary.