Hawley Urges Head of Health Department to Use Funds to Combat Mental Health Crisis

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, Republican from Missouri, speaks during the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearings to examine implementation of Title I of the CARES Act on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 10, 2020. Al Drago/AFP via Getty Images

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said funds from the CARES Act relief bill should be used to tackle the growing mental health crisis and drug abuse brought on by the CCP virus pandemic.

Hawley sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar on Monday sharing his concerns over the data that shows a rise in drug abuse and mental health issues correlated to the start of the pandemic.