Tim Murphy

There's something pretty cool called assisted housing, where it's not a huge apartment building. Maybe there's only 30 units or something like that. But there's a nurse at the front desk. So as you're coming and going, she checks, hey, Bob, did you get your medication? Rebecca, did you take your pills today? Make sure you got an appointment today.

There's something pretty cool called assisted housing, where it's not a huge apartment building. Maybe there's only 30 units or something like that. But there's a nurse at the front desk. So as you're coming and going, she checks, hey, Bob, did you get your medication? Rebecca, did you take your pills today? Make sure you got an appointment today.

There's something pretty cool called assisted housing, where it's not a huge apartment building. Maybe there's only 30 units or something like that. But there's a nurse at the front desk. So as you're coming and going, she checks, hey, Bob, did you get your medication? Rebecca, did you take your pills today? Make sure you got an appointment today.

That little checkup for some people who can function with that is great. But the ones who have more serious problems, just checking up on them isn't enough. In fact, parents will tell you when they check up on them, it may end up in a violent or heated altercation.

That little checkup for some people who can function with that is great. But the ones who have more serious problems, just checking up on them isn't enough. In fact, parents will tell you when they check up on them, it may end up in a violent or heated altercation.

That little checkup for some people who can function with that is great. But the ones who have more serious problems, just checking up on them isn't enough. In fact, parents will tell you when they check up on them, it may end up in a violent or heated altercation.

So when I put my legislation in it, as I said, it was to make some of those changes, also to create the position of the Assistant Secretary of Mental Health. I wanted to elevate the issue and have someone in there who could do that. And also we wanted something called ISMIC, which is the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Committee and Coordinating Committee.

So when I put my legislation in it, as I said, it was to make some of those changes, also to create the position of the Assistant Secretary of Mental Health. I wanted to elevate the issue and have someone in there who could do that. And also we wanted something called ISMIC, which is the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Committee and Coordinating Committee.

So when I put my legislation in it, as I said, it was to make some of those changes, also to create the position of the Assistant Secretary of Mental Health. I wanted to elevate the issue and have someone in there who could do that. And also we wanted something called ISMIC, which is the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Committee and Coordinating Committee.

And that was to take all these federal agencies from HUD and HHS and everywhere else and say, you have to coordinate your services. Make sure we're evaluating on a government-wide level exactly what's going on.

And that was to take all these federal agencies from HUD and HHS and everywhere else and say, you have to coordinate your services. Make sure we're evaluating on a government-wide level exactly what's going on.

And that was to take all these federal agencies from HUD and HHS and everywhere else and say, you have to coordinate your services. Make sure we're evaluating on a government-wide level exactly what's going on.

Here's where a major problem broke down. The reason we did that is because, as it turns out, when we asked the general accounting office, so we wanted a survey of the federal programs, they said, we really don't know what we spend in this country. What? Said it may be over $100 billion, scattered over 130 programs. We don't know. We just wrote letters to departments.

Here's where a major problem broke down. The reason we did that is because, as it turns out, when we asked the general accounting office, so we wanted a survey of the federal programs, they said, we really don't know what we spend in this country. What? Said it may be over $100 billion, scattered over 130 programs. We don't know. We just wrote letters to departments.

Here's where a major problem broke down. The reason we did that is because, as it turns out, when we asked the general accounting office, so we wanted a survey of the federal programs, they said, we really don't know what we spend in this country. What? Said it may be over $100 billion, scattered over 130 programs. We don't know. We just wrote letters to departments.

They threw a number at us, but we don't know if it really treats mental illness or if it does any good or what's going on. So that's a pretty amazing amount of money that no one bothers to track. And we wanted SAMHSA to track it. They don't. They don't. There's absolutely no data to say that.

They threw a number at us, but we don't know if it really treats mental illness or if it does any good or what's going on. So that's a pretty amazing amount of money that no one bothers to track. And we wanted SAMHSA to track it. They don't. They don't. There's absolutely no data to say that.

They threw a number at us, but we don't know if it really treats mental illness or if it does any good or what's going on. So that's a pretty amazing amount of money that no one bothers to track. And we wanted SAMHSA to track it. They don't. They don't. There's absolutely no data to say that.

In fact, their last report, which I think was in March of 2024, they spent a few days talking about their colorful logo, how they came up with the logo, the symbolism, all those colors. But I didn't tell you success stories of here's how we have worked innovative programs throughout the federal government, got these programs to work together. It's not there. It's an abject failure.

In fact, their last report, which I think was in March of 2024, they spent a few days talking about their colorful logo, how they came up with the logo, the symbolism, all those colors. But I didn't tell you success stories of here's how we have worked innovative programs throughout the federal government, got these programs to work together. It's not there. It's an abject failure.