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Senate panel backs DMH inventory and report to explore school mental-health literacy and peer programs
Summary
Draft 2.1 directs the Department of Mental Health, with the Agency of Education, to inventory existing school mental-health programming and explore funding for a mental-health literacy grant and peer-to-peer program; committee asked to include after‑school staff in the scope.
Senate Health & Welfare reviewed draft 2.1 establishing legislative intent that the Department of Mental Health (DMH), in collaboration with the Agency of Education (AOE), explore funding and program options for a mental-health literacy training grant and a supervised peer-to-peer student program.
Staff explained section 1’s intent language and said section 2 would direct DMH and AOE to explore whether existing special funds…
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