While mental disorders may touch all Americans, either directly or indirectly, all do not have equal access to treatment and services. The revolution in science that has led to effective treatments for mental illnesses needs to benefit every American of every race, ethnicity and culture.

There's clearly a difference in the ease of access to guns and the use of guns in violent behavior,

Everyone in need must have access to high-quality, effective and affordable mental health services, ... Too often, our mental health problems are left to play themselves out in the nation's streets, homeless centers ... and prisons.

I'm sure that many of the deaths that have occurred (after the hurricane) have resulted from people with chronic diseases either suffering from dehydration or (the) inability to access their medications, ... All of these risks of suffering from chronic diseases and dying from them were greatest for the poor and the other people who could not get out of there.