President’s Budget Includes $235 Million In New Mental Health Spending

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates President Obama's budget proposal will include $235 million in funding for new mental health programs, focused initiatives to help schools detect early warning signs and train thousands of new mental health professionals. These proposed new commitments come after the Newtown, Connecticut shootings increased interest in the relationship between gun violence and mental health. This is the first White House budget to include these new programs, which were first outlined in a January report on administration strategies to reduce gun violence. This was reported by the Washington Post on April 9, 2013. Contact information . . .