Colorado lawmakers are investing more than $15 million to ensure children experiencing complex behavioral challenges, including trauma, major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, get the residential-based care they need. Colorado has faced numerous lawsuits for not providing adequate support. Rep. .
In Tennessee and across the country, Black women who are school superintendents are tackling the challenges faced by students from marginalized communities, particularly their social and emotional well-being. The most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal more than four in 10 students reported feeling "persistently down or hopeless." Adrienne Battle, director and superintendent of Metro Nashville Public Schools, will be part of a virtual event today on this topic. At "Superintendents of Color Leading with Excellence," she will discuss ways to meet students social, emotional and academic needs with initiatives like their "navigators" program, connecting students to resources and wraparound services. .
The recently finalized Virginia budget makes significant investments in mental health services across the state, according to mental health advocates. Many components of the funding for mental health services reflect the values of Youngkin’s “Right Help, Right Now” behavioral health plan, which emphasizes community–centered mental health care.
RICHMOND — The recently finalized Virginia budget makes significant investments in mental health services across the state, according to mental health advocates.