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Lawmakers hear wide support for creating a Children & Youth Behavioral Health leadership council to implement Washington Thriving plan
Summary
SB 6,224 would establish a governor-led Children and Youth Behavioral Health Leadership Council to coordinate implementation of the Washington Thriving strategic plan (prenatal through age 25); clinicians, parents and advocacy groups urged passage and stressed prevention, coordination and inclusion of youth with lived experience.
Senate Bill 6,224, which would create a Children and Youth Behavioral Health Leadership Council and formalize implementation of the Washington Thriving strategic plan, drew broad support from clinicians, parents, advocates and state officials at a Jan. 28 hearing of the Senate Human Services Committee.
Committee staff summarized the bill: it creates a leadership council to advise the governor and the Legislature, requires public reporting on council actions and recommendations, establishes an executive coordination officer in the governor’s office to monitor implementation and align private funding, extends the existing…
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