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Boosting Mental Health Services in Schools: Higher Medicaid Funding and Grants.

This Act aims to increase student access to mental health and substance use disorder care directly within schools. It raises the federal funding match (FMAP) to 90% for states covering these services under Medicaid. Furthermore, it establishes a grant program to help schools hire more qualified mental health professionals.
Key points
Increased federal funding (90% match) for states providing mental health and substance use disorder services in schools via Medicaid.
Creation of a new grant program to help schools and educational agencies hire more mental health professionals, including counselors and psychologists.
The goal is to improve student health outcomes by addressing the current lack of access to behavioral health care in educational settings.
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Additional Information
ASSIST Act
Print number: S 1774
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]
Process start date: 2023-05-31