Tony Mantor

What's the structure and what do you have to do in order to do this?

Yeah, sure do.

Now, was it the Mental Health Crisis Act that you passed?

What were some of the challenges that you faced in getting that passed?

That's a real tough situation because most people with lived experience understands that that is a very valuable tool that can help a lot of people.

Were there any other obstacles you faced on this bill?

Not only is that tough for the hospital to keep up with it, the doctors to keep up with it, but that makes it really difficult for the family to navigate and get what their loved one needs for help.

It seems like I heard about something concerning Medicaid and the prison system.

Did that come up at all?

I think either you mentioned it or I heard it, that there's an issue now with marijuana in the states because they believe that it creates more psychosis.

Wow, that's very interesting.

A lot of great information there.

Did you have a study done or do you know more about the cost of all this and how it affects everyone?

One of the more important things that you just brought up is how it affects the families.

They see a person having an issue, first thing they think about is the treatment at the hospital.

But I don't believe they really think of how it affects the family.

I think the legislation you were speaking about with more beds and more abilities to help those will actually not only help the people that need it, but it will also help the families deal with it as well.

Yeah, that seems to be one of the most common things that I hear in talking with people that come on to my podcast.

It's the big unknown.

They just don't know how to handle it.