In this powerful episode of Show My Scars, I sit down with Tim DeWeese, Director of the Johnson County Mental Health Center in Kansas. Tim shares what sets government-run mental health centers apart from private nonprofits, how his team implemented same-day access to psychiatry, and why mental health care in America is failing so many.

We talk about:

• The difference between nonprofit vs. government-run mental health centers

• Why access is the #1 issue in mental health today

• Open access models and “just-in-time medication” approaches

• Co-responder programs with police departments and 911/988 integration

• How we can shift from reaction to prevention in mental health care

• Tim’s vision for an outcomes-based funding model that values real healing

This is a must-listen for anyone frustrated with the current mental health system and curious about what’s actually working at the local level.

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