the way we think to do that is to get across to the public this point that again is endorsed by nimh and who that as our organization title says, there is no health without mental health. until medical health. mental health is an integral component of overall health. who has spoken about the interaction between mental health conditions and other health conditions. they are widespread. they are complex, and they can occur at any time to any of us. >> thank you very much for your public comment. we have to respect the three- minute limit and move on. >> ok, thank you very much for your time. again, www.nhmh.org. thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you for holding this hearing. members of nami. we need the leadership you are providing to make sure we have services in the city for the most vulnerable population that lives here in the city. in a resident physician. we do the day-to-day clinical work for all sorts of patients -- psychiatric, medical, a pediatric. i am in psychiatry. there's lots to talk about on the impacts of these. lots to talk about. but i want to focus on two

i -- i'm not -- i'm just giving you the numbers we're seeing out of nimh, and as we start to pull the early results. i really believe, though, that what -- the real issue here for our national guard soldiers is that, when they come back off of multiple deployments, that second or third deployment, that we have sufficient time at the demob station to do the kind of medical tests, such as a virtual behavioral health counseling or other things, to ensure that, number one, we get a good read on how they're doing; and, number two, that they fully understand the medical benefits that they're going to have when they return to their state. one of the hardest things for any of us is that the benefits for a national guard soldier differ from state to state. we've made great progress with tricare reserve plus. and you add that to tamp, which gives you 6 months of care when you come back home. if we can get the soldier to enroll in tricare reserve plus, we can provide them continuous medical care to the next deployment. and i think this is critical. so, i think we have to look at this population