Sen. Ron Wyden promotes bill to address rise in mental health issues among children during pandemic
Register-GuardAug 31, 2021
Wyden and others gathered at
Wyden began by saying too many
"I think we understand the reality of the last year, perhaps last year and a half has been devastating to physical health and mental health," Wyden said. "It is clear that going into the school year, too many
He cited data from the
Along with listening to local officials about the extent of mental health challenges in school districts, Wyden said he is looking forward to working with
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"I would really encourage all of you to start thinking, working with your health people and law enforcement people about the kinds of proposals you want to give the state so that when the state goes for their portion of the billion dollars that's available, it'll make a difference," Wyden said.
Going into the 2021-22 school year,
Gaffney mentioned federal partnerships that could help fill in some of the gaps the county has, such as not having acute care beds for children during a mental health emergency.
"They have to go to the emergency room, and if there's a bed in
Wyden plans to return to
Going forward, interim 4J Superintendent
"Right now, we're in the middle of responding, but as we plan to be preemptive, I believe going forward we should really work at the elementary level," she said. "Then by middle or high school, they they gained internal ability to respond to situations with toolkits that we've given them, and know where to reach out for help."
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