It’s legal to deny insurance on mental health grounds, but Belle wants that changed

In 2017, while taking the trip of a lifetime around Australia, Belle Grati was sexually assaulted. A couple of years later, she went to her long-time GP to ask for support. “I was feeling really, really low, and just couldn’t do it on my own anymore,” Belle told Hack. “So I sought out to get medication, to get a referral to talk to a professional and to go on a mental health plan.” Belle managed her anxiety and depression well until last year when her mother died, and she went back to counseling and using antidepressants. She’s doing much better…Continue Reading