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With California’s budget surplus, the state funded over $5 billion since 2020 for student mental health staffing, services, interagency linkages, and facilities, excluding federal dollars that could raise total support substantially. Review of county, district, school, and health plan programs finds statewide implementation gaps. 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California’s budget surplus then enabled billions in state funding to expand mental health supports.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"What implementation shortcomings does the document highlight?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"Children Now’s review finds fundamental shortcomings in statewide implementation across counties, districts, schools, and health plans. These gaps must be addressed so funds can more fully close access disparities for children and youth who need support most.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What does the report recommend for state action on funding use?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"The report recommends state guidance on how districts and schools can braid, layer, or blend multiple funding streams for maximum impact, including clarifying which funding sources best fit specific populations and needs.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},582824,1792922998,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":39,"category_name":40,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":29,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":19,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":52,"preview_page_count":4},687207024643,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_3d24733baf745e90a7e4bdd5f77d97b2","One-Time State Investments for School Mental Health  \nThe C OV ID-19 pandemic and the closure of schools shone a spotlight on the issue of student mental health. Rates of depression and anxiety among youth skyrocketed, resulting in an increase in emergency room visits related to youth mental health. While children and youth were reporting the need for behavioral health supports prior to the pandemic , the isolation, stress, and increased material hardships of the pandemic strained the vulnerable mental health of California’s young people . For example, prior to the pandemic , 6 8% of California students rated their mental wellness at seven or higher on a ten-point scale, however that rate dropped to  \n39% during the pandemic .1 When schools re-opened, parents, teachers, and school staff reported feeling underequipped to handle the intense and complicated emotional climate for children and youth heightened by the loneliness and strain of the pandemic . 2 Simultaneously, the State of California experienced an unprecedented budget surplus, allowing policymakers to invest billions of dollars into youth mental health. This document highlights recent, state-funded, one-time investments in counties, districts, schools, and health plans that are eligible to receive dollars to implement various student mental health projects . Children Now ’s review of these programs revealed some fundamental shortcomings in statewide implementation that must be addressed for these dollars to be fully leveraged to close gaps in access to support for children and youth most in need. The table below outlines more than $5 billion that have been made available since 20 20 for California students to address mental health staffing, service delivery, interagency linkages, and facilities . The table does not include federal dollars, which would bring potential funds for student mental health available since 20 20 to approximately $ 27 billion .  \nChildren Now makes the following recommendations to address shortcomings in statewide implementation of student mental health programs:  \nState Still Needs Plan for Current Mental Health Emergency. Close inspection of the funding sources shows that these investments will likely be most impact fu l in the long term . Most of the dollars are to be dispersed over multiple years, and almost all the funding requires intense planning to prepare for crosssector implementation, hiring processes, and service delivery. These dollars will certainly make a future impact; however, the current emergency remains under-addressed. While the State FY20 2 2-23 budget included dollars to support youth suicide prevention, the State should continue to examine how to best plan for the current emergency and ongoing needs, including youth overdoses . 3  \nSchools Need State Guidance on How to Maximize Funding Sources. The numerous funding streams for school mental health provide an opportunity for the State of California to issue guidance on how districts and/or schools can braid, layer, or blend funding for maximum impact . Considering many of the funding streams allow for funding of similar entities/eligible populations, the State should be explicit about which funding sources are most suitable for certain populations and needs . We are concerned that, without this guidance, districts/schools may miss opportunities to help drive and achieve systemic change . If it is fully staffed, the newly created Office of School-Based Health 4 is primed to handle the role of providing guidance and technical assistance and promoting coordination across funding streams .  \n1 California Children’s Report Card , Children Now, 2 0 2 2 .  \n2 I bid .  \n3 7 th LA US D teen overdoses from possible fentanyl- laced pills , Los Angeles Times , September 21, 2 0 2 2 .  \n4 Assembly Bill 13 0 , California Legislature , FY 2 0 21-2 2 .  \nOne-Time State Investments for School Mental Health January 2023 1  \nState Should Clarify Role of Commercial Insurance. 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California’s budget surplus then enabled billions in state funding to expand mental health supports.\"},{\"question\":\"What implementation shortcomings does the document highlight?\",\"answer\":\"Children Now’s review finds fundamental shortcomings in statewide implementation across counties, districts, schools, and health plans. These gaps must be addressed so funds can more fully close access disparities for children and youth who need support most.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the report recommend for state action on funding use?\",\"answer\":\"The report recommends state guidance on how districts and schools can braid, layer, or blend multiple funding streams for maximum impact, including clarifying which funding sources best fit specific populations and needs.\"}]","One-Time State Investments for School Mental Health - January 2023 | PDF",1792044591]