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Greg Hansch

Public Policy Director, NAMI Texas

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Greg Hansch is the Public Policy Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Texas.

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Health

To address mental health, reduce Texas’ uninsured rate

By Greg Hansch and Will Francis,

Providing much needed health care for hundreds of thousands of Texans would be a game changer at a time when many policy proposals are measured by the dozens or hundreds of Texans who would benefit. It’s time for state leaders to make real progress on mental health by developing a plan to reduce our state’s high uninsured rate.

Law and Order

Severe mental illness and the death penalty

By Toni Rose and Greg Hansch,

Assessing capital punishment in these unique and infrequent cases disregards the growing scientific consensus that severe mental illness can significantly impair one’s ability to make rational decisions, understand the consequences of one’s actions and control one’s impulses. It sweeps aside our collective responsibility to provide adequate care options for persons with mental health disabilities.