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care in a crisis

A day not waited

Acute distress met with same-day access, not a six-week list.

When someone is in acute distress, a six-week waiting list is not a waiting list — it is a verdict. The cost of same-day care is often what turns a hard week into a dangerous one.

A funded same-day appointment meant a person in crisis saw a clinician that afternoon, not in a month and a half. The immediate need was met; the longer work was set up to continue.

Speed is a form of care. Forward-funding makes it possible.

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