Biden administration pledges $85M to support student mental health

Biden administration pledges $85M to support student mental health

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Shawna De La 
k12dive.com
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  • The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday pledged $85 million in funding to address growing mental healthcare demands for children and teens.
  • Of those investments, $10.7 million are American Rescue Plan funds that will go to the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program, which trains primary care providers to treat children for mental health issues or refer them to another provider. The other $74.2 million comes in the form of grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, for programs that raise awareness about youth mental health issues and train school staff to identify those at-risk. 
  • Some $54.3 million of the SAMHSA funds will be used for Project AWARE grants for local and state governments to fund programs to raise awareness of the mental health issues of youth, while $19.8 million will be awarded to 11 recipients through the Children’s Mental Health Initiative to finance community-based services for teens and children with serious behavioral health problems.

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