Parents and providers warn FY26 cuts would destabilize DC school-based behavioral health program
Chair Christina Henderson convened the Committee on Health on May 30 for public testimony on DBH’s FY26 proposal, and parents, clinicians and CBOs warned that proposed reductions to school‑based behavioral health funding would destabilize services and force community providers to operate at a loss or exit the program.
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Chair Christina Henderson convened the Committee on Health on May 30 for the first of two oversight hearings on the Department of Behavioral Health's proposed FY26 budget. Public witnesses — including parents, community-based organizations and provider networks — spoke repeatedly about proposed cuts to school-based behavioral health and urged the Council to preserve or stabilize the program.
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