I think poor service and unstable sources of funding are fundamentally linked, and that stable funding is a precursor needed (or at least strongly helping) when

I think poor service and unstable sources of funding are fundamentally linked, and that stable funding is a precursor needed (or at least strongly helping) when considering a paradigm shift in how to deliver mental health care. The funding societally is so poor now that the common end path is people ending up in prison. And, as the article indicates, it's not like the private insurance companies are picking up the expenditure.