Congress grapples with spending $500 million on mental health

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – President Obama wants Congress to fork over an additional $500 million in mental health care funding. What’s unclear is how that money will actually be spent, if at all?
“The Administration is proposing a new $500 million investment to increase access to mental health care,” announced the White House.
Big words, few specifics.
Obama announced the forthcoming budget request during his latest gun control push, but the half-billion dollars is unl