Take Action Now! Tell State leaders to prioritize children’s mental health.

Join us in urging state leaders to support a future where no child is on a waitlist to receive behavioral health services, and where every child receives the care they need, when they need it. 

Hundreds of thousands of children across the state fail to receive the mental health and substance use services (behavioral health care) they need. The consequences of this unmet need can be devastating for young people, families, and communities. That is why we are urging state leaders to: 

1. Commit $195 million to the children’s behavioral health outpatient system to address the severe workforce crisis and fully fund the system to ensure children and families can access timely, high-quality services. 

2. Require commercial insurance plans and Child Health Plus to cover the same behavioral health (mental health and substance use disorder) services as Medicaid, so all children and youth can access the care they need. 

Take a few minutes to send a letter to your representatives!