WEST SPRINGFIELD – Citing the impact mental health issues have on their communities – including panhandling and homelessness – mayors William C. Reichelt of West Springfield and Joshua A. Garcia of Holyoke are backing Question 4 – which would legalize psychedelics in therapeutic settings.
“Mental health is a crisis in a lot of different ways. And a lot of the problems that I hear about here in West Springfield stem from that,” Reichelt said Monday.