The state House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on April 26, aimed at expanding school-based mental health clinics throughout Connecticut.

If it passes the Senate and is signed into law, this legislation would have the Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and the Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers, conduct a study no later than January 1, 2022, identifying school districts in the state that do not have accessible mental health resources for students and providing them with options to integrate school-based mental health clinics or centers in the area.

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