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Suicide rates in Massachusetts increased by 41 percent between 2003 and 2019 but have since "leveled off," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh.
BOSTON — After months of delay, state officials are working to release over $2 million for early education professionals from the fiscal 2024 budget, a Healey administration spokesperson said.
The $2.5 million intended for Early Head Start and Head Start programs should soon be distributed, said a spokesperson for the Executive Office of Administration and Finance. The funding has been held up for months, and other community organizations and service providers said they are still waiting to secure millions of dollars from the state.