Aslynn Romano

I am a psychiatric provider. Too many times my patients have a mental health crisis, re-stabilize in the hospital, and then are left afloat without support to return to the community once they discharge. Patients and parents are often feeling like they're right back in the spot they were before entering a mental health crisis. A wrap-around program would help my patients get the mental healthcare they need. Middle-acuity care is what will ultimately help drive down the number of patients boarding in the ED for limited inpatient beds by giving people more resources outside the hospital. This program is specifically for teens and children, but I would like to see these services expand to adults. I can think of many patients who would have had a higher chance of success re-integrating into their daily lives if they had post-hospitalization supports. Wraparound services are not covered by private insurance, and until they are, we need our state to support our most vulnerable if we expect our children to thrive. Thank you.