Mental Health Crisis Unit Pilot for LSAUs
Plain English Summary
This bill creates a three-year pilot program that provides $250,000 annually to up to eight school districts to establish mental health crisis units in their schools. Each crisis unit would include a school nurse, social worker, and licensed mental health counselor to respond to student mental health emergencies during school hours.
Arguments in Favor
Supporters argue this addresses a critical need for immediate mental health response in schools, particularly in districts with limited resources or histories of traumatic events. The program provides trained professionals who can respond quickly to mental health crises, potentially preventing tragedy and improving student well-being while reducing burden on emergency services.
Arguments Against
Opponents may question whether $2 million in pilot funding is sufficient to create meaningful change across the state, whether the three-year limit is long enough to assess effectiveness, or whether resources would be better spent on broader mental health prevention and treatment infrastructure in schools statewide.
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Sponsors
Primary Sponsor
Representative · District 106
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Representative · District 75
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Representative · District 92
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Representative · District 105
Cosponsors (20)
Representative · District 48
Representative · District 27
Representative · District 41
Representative · District 99
Representative · District 30
Representative · District 102
Representative · District 49
Representative · District 40
Representative · District 44
Representative · District 56
Representative · District 52
Representative · District 45
Representative · District 22
Representative · District 66
Representative · District 98
Representative · District 11
Representative · District 31
Representative · District 57
Representative · District 34
Representative · District 107