Becerra talks about youth mental health services in Maryland
HHS Secretary Becerra visits Maryland to discuss youth mental health services
Forum addresses how gun violence affects school-age children
Updated: 2:58 pm EST Jan 27, 2023
An ongoing conversation about school mental health services moved forward in Baltimore City with a visit from the nation’s health secretary. Maryland Governor Wes Moore was among those who led a mental health forum Friday morning with the US Secretary of Health and Human Services affecting school-age children. Both leaders agree that recent acts of violence often leave a level of trauma that needs to be addressed at an early age. It’s making sure there are families, guardians, etc., there to provide support,” Moore said. That has led to a renewed state and federal effort to support and expand school mental health services on campus. “Kids have less access — especially low-income kids — to the care they need now, not when they’re teenagers and have real problems, not when they’re adults and have really bad problems,” Becerra said. The governor said the problems escalated too often lead to street violence. A lot of this violence is retaliation. It’s, ‘Get one of my people, we’re going to get three of your people,'” Moore said. Both leaders said they hope the concerns lead to an even stronger state and federal partnership to address the problem. state budget, the governor requested more than $1 billion to support mental health and what he calls substance use programs. | RELATED: Concern grows over youth trauma amid unrelenting violence in Baltimore City
An ongoing conversation about school mental health services moved forward in Baltimore City with a visit from the nation’s health secretary.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore was among those who led a mental health forum Friday morning with US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on how gun violence is affecting children school age.
Both leaders agree that recent acts of violence often leave a level of trauma that needs to be addressed at an early age.
“The best way to be able to support that child who is dealing with these challenges is to make sure that there are families, guardians, etc., who are there to provide support,” Moore said.
That has led to a renewed state and federal effort to support and expand mental health services in campus schools.
“Children, especially low-income children, have less access to the care they need now, not when they are teenagers and have real problems, not when they are adults and have really bad problems,” Becerra said.
The governor said that the escalation of problems too often leads to mob violence.
“A lot of this violence is retaliation. It’s, ‘Get one of mine, we’re going to get three of yours,'” Moore said.
Both leaders said they hope the concerns lead to an even stronger state and federal partnership to address the issue. In its recently released state budgetthe governor asked for more than $1 billion to support mental health and what he calls substance use programs.
| RELATED: Concerns Grow About Youth Trauma Amid Relentless Violence In Baltimore City
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