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The Make America Healthy Again Commission and Mental Health Distrust
William R Smith1,2, Steven S Sharfstein3,4, Paul S Appelbaum5,6
1Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.
Abstract:
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission promises to address causes of chronic disease, including those related to mental health. As the authors and others have previously noted, a public commission could address important barriers in the mental health community. This Open Forum highlights evidence that the MAHA Commission may not only fail to address these barriers but also exacerbate them by promoting distrust through misinformation. The authors propose that the American Psychiatric Association create a public forum to improve mental health practice and to respond to trust-related barriers exacerbated by the MAHA Commission.
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