Decatur nurse wants more funding for mental health
Decatur DailyFeb 26, 2019
The registered nurse who works at Priceville Primary Care said it can take months to get a person treatment for mental issues.
"I've had this problem in my family," she said. "When you're in a crisis, you don't have months to wait."
Mental health advocates have said services have been underfunded for years.
State officials cut more than 30 percent from the mental health budget between 2009 and 2012, according to a
Ballesteros and her husband, a retired
Ballesteros never lost her love to help others, though.
While working as a unit secretary and nursing secretary at the emergency room at
In 2001, she received her degree in nursing from
"I'm glad I became a nurse instead of a doctor because of the relationships I have with patients," Ballesteros said.
She said she loves living in
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