FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The ongoing government shutdown is taking a mental toll on Americans.

"Whether it's SNAP benefits or affordable health insurance," said Coraline Robinson, a director and a licensed Marriage, Family, and Child Therapist with Balance Treatment Center, "really the majority of the population is facing some sort of cut in subsidies in support from the federal government."

More than 42 million low-income Americans rely on SNAP benefits, which include 16 million children.

In Central California, thousands of people depend on food assistance, which includes more than 246,000 people in Fresno County. NAMI Fresno is seeing more people seeking mental health help.

"They're definitely having a lot of feelings, which I believe is okay to have a lot of feelings right now," sa

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