Advocates and officials alike are eager to put the extra $800 million for mental health funding included in the latest state budget to good use. But it could be weeks, or months, until agencies can put the legislated mental health supports in motion, pending governmental red tape for the state and federal monies. Dozens of …
Most New York school districts are inadequately providing mental health training to staff as required by the state Education Department and state law, according to a report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office released Wednesday. The state comptroller’s office audited 20 randomly selected school districts, and found 18 of them, or 90%, either did not …
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