Mental health reform: beds, de-escalation, and families

Eddie names mental health reform as the plank he most wants to lead among his seventeen. He sketches the family crisis scenario: a teenager in episode, an eight-week wait for a psychiatrist, no beds, full shelters, and parents driving to Cedar Rapids for a safe bed. His proposals include rapid-response mental health units for children trained in de-escalation and more training in schools. The hosts react from ministry experience, saying they often feel unequipped for the depth of what people bring them.