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The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, authored by Sen. Cornyn and signed into law in June of 2022, made historic investments in school-based mental health and supportive services, including $1 ...
In 2004, voters approved a special tax on millionaires to help pay for mental health programs. California's Assembly votes for ballot measure that would change how mental health care is funded ...
Proposition 1, titled Bonds for Mental Health Treatment Facilities, was a California ballot proposition and state bond measure that was voted on in the 2024 primary election on March 5. Passing with just 50.18 percent of the vote, [ 1 ] the proposition will provide additional behavioral health services and issue up to $6.38 billion in bonds to ...
The bill also requires CMS to provide resources and guidance to state governments and schools in order to provide mental health services in school settings. It creates a technical assistance center to facilitate this goal and authorizes CMS to distribute $50 million in grants to state governments.
California lawmakers have been working to overhaul the state's mental health system in order to better treat those who pose a risk to themselves. Newsom signs mental health bill expanding ...
In an article about the connections between school mental health services and No Child Left Behind from November 2006, Brian P. Daly et al. cited a National Institute of Mental Health study that found that between 5% and 9% of students face emotional and behavioral issues that impede their learning. [7]
The bill ultimately advanced by a 5-2 vote with Democrats Vitale and Mukherji, Troy Singleton, Renee C. Burgess and Angela V. McKnight supporting it while Republican Sen. Owen Henry voted "no."
In November 2004, voters in the U.S. state of California passed Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), which has been designed to expand and transform California's county mental health service systems. The MHSA is funded by imposing an additional one percent tax on individual, but not corporate, taxable income in excess of one ...