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Call volume has jumped with rollout of 988 lifeline; in many states, long-term funding of new crisis-care system is not yet settled Read More

Leadership, including from legislators, is needed to launch mental health courts — and make them work Read More

With state funding, Kansas schools are becoming hub for students to connect to mental health services Read More

With local jails overcrowded and lacking treatment options, Indiana gives judges discretion to send low-level offenders to state prisons Read More

Addressing rise in mental health needs, rebuilding public health systems loom as big challenges for states Read More

Legislatures form new standing committees on mental health in 2021 to improve policy focus, outcomes Read More

A young student with a face mask sits on stairs as other students move around her.

State policies help spur rise in school-based mental health Read More

As recent data show big rise in youth suicide rates, states are launching, mulling new prevention strategies Read More

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