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A Need For Improvement to Mental Health Care Services & Access

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Care providers say they see an overwhelming need for mental health services, including many people coming to the E.R. for help. We hear about efforts to improve mental health care in our region and make it more accessible. Mindy Todd's guests on The Point are Ron Holmes, Executive Director of NAMICape Cod & the Islands, Diane Wolsieffer, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the Cape Cod Health Center E.R., and Liz Kelley, Nurse Manager of the Emergency Center at Cape Cod Hospital.

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Mindy Todd is the host and producer of <i>The Point</i> on WCAI which examines critical issues for Cape Cod and the Islands. She brings more than 40 years of experience in radio and television to WCAI.