The National Institutes of Health says between one and five adults in America have a diagnosable mental-health issue that is almost always treatable, but less than half receive the care that they need. Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt is urging Congress to extend funding for an eight-state pilot program, including in Missouri, that aims to increase access to community mental health care.

On the Senate floor, Blunt says a Missouri emergency-room project has reduced emergency-room visits from mental-health patients by 72 percent and law enforcement contacts by 59 percent.

—MISSOURINET