Senator Creigh Deeds: How A Virginia Senator Turns Grief Into Behavioral Health Law

2026-05-22 · 27 min · 10 entities

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Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds to talk about how personal loss turns into a long-term push for mental health reform that actually survives the news cycle. We focus on what legislation can change, what funding really buys, and why the mental health workforce crisis is the wall every good idea hits. • his path from rural public service to mental health advocacy after his son’s diagnosis and death • why he builds a legislator-led commission so reforms do not die on a shelf • taking lawmakers into hospitals, crisis units, and schools to see gaps firsthand • expanding community mental health services statewide through budget-driven mandates • investing in long-term supportive housing as a stability tool for serious mental illness • assisted outpatient treatment limits when there are not enough clinicians to deliver care • loan forgiveness, residency expansion, and pay increases to strengthen the behavioral health workforce pipeline • handling constituent calls and the emotional weight families carry when the system fails • the mental health and criminal justice intersection, including CIT training and Marcus Alert • normalizing mental health care as health care and reducing stigma so people get help earlier If you know someone who has a story to share, tell them to contact us at why notme.world. One last thing spread the word about why not me. https://tonymantor.com https://Facebook.com/tonymantor https://instagram.com/tonymantor https://twitter.com/tonymantor https://youtube.com/tonymantormusic intro/outro music bed written by T. Wild Why Not Me the World music published by Mantor Music (BMI) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.