One of my favorite episodes of our show. It was already a good interview but after we were done, Rose offered to share her and her family's connection to mental health. That part, which we moved to the top of the episode, crystallizes that any mental health story is a human story. Please listen.

Fentanyl numbers were getting better under a fully funded SAMHSA, as were suicide numbers. Now hotline numbers are shutting down and some agencies are severely hobbled. In some cases, the programs can't be canceled so the Trump admin. just lays off the person in charge of fund dispersal.

Our guest, @rosebroderick.bsky.social, has written about this issue for Stat. She tells us about what's happening, what programs are hobbled or dead, and provides a personal context for what this means to vulnerable people. It's valuable information, important in our society, and very moving.