Medical professionals outline efforts to improvement to wellness during a discussion at the annual meeting of the National Governors association in Atlantic City. Speakers also weigh in on childcare, equity and training people in the field of Mental Health. [inaudible conversations] welcome to the National Governors association 2023 here to open the session is executive director of the National Governors association, bill mcbride. [applause] good morning. So happy to see so many of you after the wild night we had last night. Maybe some of your it here yet. I dont know. On behalf of all of us at the National Governors association, a very warm welcome to all of you. We are so excited that so many people made the journey to Atlantic City for our annual summer meeting. Since 1908, this was the bipartisan price of the leaders of 55 states, commonwealth and territories in the United States and we are so happy to be here in Atlantic City for the 2023 annual meeting which is our 150th annual m
Chair Sanders Senate committee on health, education, labor, and pensions will come to order. And were delighted to welcome our panelists who were going to hear from in a few minutes. Let me begin by telling everybody what they already know and that is it is no great secret that in America Today we have a Mental Health crisis and that crisis has been exacerbated by the horrific covid pandemic, which we have experienced. And this is a crisis that has hit all of us, but i think especially the younger generation. In America Today, 40 of parents report being either very or extremely worried that their child is struggling with anxiety or depression. According to a recent survey by the centers for disease control, nearly one out of every three teenagers in america reported that the state of their Mental Health was poor. Two out of every five teenagers felt persistently sad or hopeless. And tragically one out of every five teenagers in our country have seriously considered suicide. How frighte
Public comment taken on each item of the agenda when your item come and up comment is called line up to speak to your right my leftment along the curtains and not necessary on provide Public Comment we invite to you fill out a card and leave them on the tray by the doors. If you wish to be recorded for the minutes. You may submit comment in the following ways e mail them to myself the budget clerk at brent. Jalipa sfgov. Org. It will be forwarded to the supervisors and include part of the official file. You may send written comments Via Postal Service to city hall 1 dr. Carlton b. Goodlett place room 244, San Francisco, california 94102. And madam chair itemed acted upon today will appear on the supervisors agenda of april 30 unless otherwise stated. Thank you, mr. Clerk. Before we call item one. Would like to reminds everyone that we have quite a baptist item for budget and legislative Analyst Reports today. And for those items well have Department Presentation first, followed by budg
Silence all Electronic Devices to prevent interruptions. Should you have documents to be include they should be submitted to myself the clerk. Public comment taken on each item of the agenda when your item come and up comment is called line up to speak to your right my leftment along the curtains and not necessary on provide Public Comment we invite to you fill out a card and leave them on the tray by the doors. If you wish to be recorded for the minutes. You may submit comment in the following ways e mail them to myself the budget clerk at brent. Jalipa sfgov. Org. It will be forwarded to the supervisors and include part of the official file. You may send written comments Via Postal Service to city hall 1 dr. Carlton b. Goodlett place room 244, San Francisco, california 94102. And madam chair itemed acted upon today will appear on the supervisors agenda of april 30 unless otherwise stated. Thank you, mr. Clerk. Before we call item one. Would like to reminds everyone that we have quite