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Senators warn school mental health services were disrupted after department stopped multi‑year grants
Summary
Senators from both parties criticized the Department of Education’s decision to discontinue about $1 billion in multi‑year school mental health grants, saying students and local programs that relied on counselors and mental‑health professionals will face abrupt service losses.
Several senators told Secretary McMahon the department’s decision to discontinue roughly $1 billion in multiyear school‑based mental health grants is already disrupting services and will harm students who depend on counselors and mental‑health professionals in schools.
Ranking Member Senator Baldwin said those grants included bipartisan funds awarded in response to the Uvalde school shooting and described more than 200 active grants across nearly 40…
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