[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.58,0:00:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Ambient music) Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.16,0:00:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of issues that we \Ncare about and are active in Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.86,0:00:14.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's absolutely \Na personal connection. Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.30,0:00:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's personal, our family, \Nfrom my very first date Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.78,0:00:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with my wife Angela. Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.56,0:00:25.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She shared with me\Nher experience in growing up Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.52,0:00:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as not just a daughter \Nto a single mother, Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.56,0:00:31.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as her mother's \Ncaretaker and advocate. Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.63,0:00:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother suffers from... Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.08,0:00:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or her diagnosis, I should say, Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.48,0:00:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a a bipolar I\Nschizoaffective disorder Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.50,0:00:42.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a pretty severe diagnosis. Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.20,0:00:49.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just having learned and been inspired \Nby Angel's experience over the years Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.09,0:00:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and her familiy's Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.35,0:00:53.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really rallying around in support \Nof my mother-in-law. Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.12,0:00:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It... Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.36,0:01:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drove home the lesson \Nthat she's she's doing well. Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.19,0:01:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We could say she's thriving. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.01,0:01:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if there's hope for her,\Nthere's hope for almost anybody. Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.80,0:01:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that there's certainly \Nsignificant need around the country Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.79,0:01:11.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for improved mental health support. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.84,0:01:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The need for better access\Nto mental health services Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.77,0:01:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and care, you know... Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.52,0:01:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the numbers, it was an epidemic \Nbefore the covid-19 pandemic. Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.71,0:01:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Covid really put\Na spotlight on the need Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.02,0:01:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and exacerbated the crisis. Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.76,0:01:35.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, it was with a sense of urgency Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.40,0:01:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we wanted to raise \Nthe conversation, the priority level, Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.90,0:01:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Congress and particulary\Nhere in the Senate. Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.76,0:01:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(cheerful music) Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.57,0:01:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure. Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.36,0:01:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well a lot of credit frankly goes\Nto not just my colleagues, Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.56,0:01:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Senator Tina Smith, \Non the Democratic side, Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.16,0:01:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to my Republican colleague, \NSenator Tillis Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.17,0:01:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh and Senator Ernst the Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.48,0:02:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,four sort of the founding chairs of this Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.24,0:02:04.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caucus uh it was important to make it Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.88,0:02:08.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,part bipartisan uh far too often issues Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.76,0:02:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh become very partisan very quickly uh Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.24,0:02:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it makes it harder to make progress Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.04,0:02:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh as a result but uh you know mental Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.72,0:02:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,health challenges No No Boundaries it's Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.92,0:02:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not a red State issue it's not a blue Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.64,0:02:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,State issue it's a people issue uh and I Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.40,0:02:29.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give them credit for recognizing that uh Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.20,0:02:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was interesting is as soon as we Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.04,0:02:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,approach the conversation about the idea Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.52,0:02:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first thing just like you know your Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.80,0:02:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first question to me uh the first part Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.84,0:02:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of my response was not statistics and Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.52,0:02:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know position papers but personal Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.64,0:02:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stories personal connections and it's Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.24,0:02:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,become one of the first priorities of Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.60,0:02:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this caucus so how do we use this as a Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.92,0:02:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,platform for people to share their stor Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.08,0:02:56.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh and in so doing uh both deliver the Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.12,0:02:58.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,message and maybe a little inspiration Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.32,0:03:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for anybody out there Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.48,0:03:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh to uh to share theirs you know one of Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.92,0:03:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the big challenges that we have in Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.64,0:03:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,improving uh mental health in America is Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.00,0:03:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,overcoming stigma there's still far too Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.64,0:03:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many people that are either too Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.08,0:03:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,embarrassed or shy or reluctant to come Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.36,0:03:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,forward and ask for help when they need Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.16,0:03:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help because of the stigma around mental Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.64,0:03:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,health uh we uh uh are working hard and Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.64,0:03:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,again this is something I learned first Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.32,0:03:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from my wife Angela uh when somebody Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.64,0:03:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hurts their leg we don't hesitate to go Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.28,0:03:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get a check out by a doctor maybe you Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.80,0:03:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need an x-ray if uh you know you're Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.44,0:03:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're suffering from a heart attack Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.16,0:03:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no shame in going to a doctor Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.56,0:03:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to a hospital anding the care that Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.76,0:03:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need but when it comes to uh when Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.40,0:03:43.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something may be wrong with the brain Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.92,0:03:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know a very precious organ uh Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.12,0:03:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's still that stigma so we need to Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.84,0:03:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,overcome that stigma and a lot of that Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.04,0:03:53.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is by uh you know leading by example and Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.36,0:03:55.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,willing to share our stories and being Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.32,0:03:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,very public about experiences and uh uh Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.76,0:04:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know that that's that's one of the Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.12,0:04:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first goals of the uh of the Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.57,0:04:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music] Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.92,0:04:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caucus the first thing I point to is our Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.28,0:04:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first bill that we've introduced as Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.96,0:04:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a caucus uh recently the country rolled Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.88,0:04:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out a 988 system uh similar to 911 but a Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.04,0:04:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dedicated number easy to remember that Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.12,0:04:25.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anybody can call if you need somebody to Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.96,0:04:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speak to uh if you're in a crisis or Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.92,0:04:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,observe somebody in a crisis uh there's Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.48,0:04:34.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somebody available to talk 247 uh in Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.84,0:04:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,English or in Spanish uh or to text with Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.84,0:04:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,247 in English or in Spanish to help Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.76,0:04:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,walk you through uh a uh situation Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.24,0:04:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it's a crisis uh or Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.00,0:04:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music] Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.84,0:04:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not you know sort of big picture other Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.04,0:04:59.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh priorities for the caucus uh are Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.16,0:05:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,number one Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.48,0:05:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,um you the the safer communities act Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.56,0:05:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was uh passed and signed into law Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.32,0:05:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh couple years ago now almost two years Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.52,0:05:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ago now included a huge amount of Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.12,0:05:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,funding for mental health services Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.52,0:05:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across the country this was the bill Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.52,0:05:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that came after the shooting in nodi Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.72,0:05:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Texas uh you know some important pieces Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.44,0:05:24.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to gun safety that were Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.64,0:05:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,approved on a bipartisan basis but this Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.76,0:05:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,investment in mental health uh programs Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.32,0:05:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is hugely significant so want to make Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.68,0:05:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sure that those dollars are moving uh Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.24,0:05:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quickly uh appropriately strategically Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.20,0:05:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,responsibly but uh quickly as well uh Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.48,0:05:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of the need that's out there and Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.60,0:05:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then uh the last piece I'll just mention Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.20,0:05:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right now is our bipartisan recognition Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.76,0:05:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the need to have a plan when it comes Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.84,0:05:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Workforce uh if we're encouraging Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.48,0:05:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more people to seek help when they Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.08,0:05:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needed uh and uh to overcome the the Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.28,0:06:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stigma and reluctance uh to seek help Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.32,0:06:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we need to make sure that there's Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.60,0:06:03.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enough you psychiatrists psychologists Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.88,0:06:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and counselors therapists and you know Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.36,0:06:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the folks who work in the mental Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.92,0:06:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,health space uh to be able to provide Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.12,0:06:11.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that support and to provide that level Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.80,0:06:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of service uh so having a a plan with Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.40,0:06:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some antenas for a Workforce Development Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.28,0:06:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh is another Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.57,0:06:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music] Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.76,0:06:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,priority one of the things that we Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.56,0:06:28.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recognize is not uh every person with a Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.52,0:06:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mental illness is home less not every Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.96,0:06:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,person experiencing homelessness uh has Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.52,0:06:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a mental illness but there is Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.92,0:06:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,significant significant overlap uh and Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.96,0:06:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so a lot of the the strategies at the Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.44,0:06:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grassroots level will reflect that uh Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.76,0:06:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know for all the emphasis there is Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.28,0:06:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on additional uh need for housing Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.76,0:06:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly affordable housing and Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.40,0:06:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transitional shelters that is important Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.12,0:06:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's really hard for uh to to bring Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.92,0:06:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somebody in from the outdoor sustainably Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.40,0:06:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we're not also providing the mental Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.20,0:07:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he support uh that they Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.20,0:07:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music] Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.56,0:07:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need so funing we'll go to the states Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.64,0:07:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we work with the states to uh Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.48,0:07:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recognize what are the priority areas Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.28,0:07:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in California you know not just Los Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.96,0:07:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Angeles not just San Francisco but from Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.40,0:07:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,San Diego to Sacramento to Fresno I mean Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.80,0:07:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I I don't know a medium to large siiz Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.04,0:07:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,city that uh doesn't have uh this Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.12,0:07:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,challenge of utilizing Mental Health Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.80,0:07:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Services uh as a core strategy in uh Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.92,0:07:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supporting the unhoused population uh uh Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.64,0:07:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come into affordable Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.76,0:07:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music] Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.04,0:07:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,housing separate from the pocket itself Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.44,0:07:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have my own piece of legislation that Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.44,0:07:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would seek to advance through Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.40,0:07:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Investments uh a culturally competent Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.52,0:08:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and linguistically competent Workforce Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.04,0:08:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as I mentioned earlier with more Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.64,0:08:03.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,encouraging more people to seek help Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.28,0:08:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when more people seek help we need to Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.84,0:08:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make sure that we have the capacity to Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.08,0:08:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,provide that support uh and not just Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.72,0:08:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more uh doctors and counselors Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.08,0:08:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,therapists Etc but the the workforce Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.16,0:08:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that uh have the language and cultural Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.40,0:08:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,competency to uh best serve that diverse Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.16,0:08:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Music] Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.28,0:08:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,population uh yes so again the the Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.64,0:08:30.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,funding uh approved through the uh safer Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.52,0:08:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,communities act from uh almost two years Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.56,0:08:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ago has significant amounts of the Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.68,0:08:38.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mental health uh dollars dedicated to Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.76,0:08:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,schools you know it's a uh been a Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.80,0:08:43.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,longtime effort to try to maintain a Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.76,0:08:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nurse in every school right whether it's Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.56,0:08:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Minister medications or you know putting Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.84,0:08:50.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you know Band-Aids on pets this is the Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.04,0:08:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,father of three boys speaking you know Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.32,0:08:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it'd be a dream scenario to have a Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.36,0:08:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,counselor or a therapist uh at every Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.68,0:08:59.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,school or or ideally even a Wellness Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.76,0:09:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're relatively new concepts \Nin the United States Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.62,0:09:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but those that are proven to be\Nvery helpful to students and communities Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.14,0:09:11.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But with resources \Nwe can expand that model Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.04,0:09:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much sooner rather than later. Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.30,0:09:18.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheeful music)