Coffee & Conversation: RAN Kick-Off

The event will engage attendees in conversation related to the staggering disparity in resource availability for individuals suffering from mental health disorders, address the common stigmas present in society as it related to mental health treatment and raise awareness of RAN’s unique platform to provide financial assistance for treatment to those in society suffering from mental health disorders.

The event will feature commentary from the client, family, and clinician perspective on the financial barriers individuals face to receive the help they need.

Topics will include:

• No insurance or limited coverage of services
• Shortfall in psychiatrists and an overall undersized mental health workforce
• Lack of available treatment types (inpatient treatment, individual therapy, intensive community services)
• Disconnect between primary care systems and behavioral health systems
• Insufficient finances to cover costs – including copays, uncovered treatment types, or when providers do not take insurance