MedCity News August 10, 2025
If we gut school-based care, we’re not only closing doors, we’re also deepening the racial and economic inequities that already shape our mental health system. We can’t claim to care about equity in healthcare if we’re willing to strip care from the very places that reach the kids who need it most.
As a child and adolescent psychiatrist, I’ve spent my career caring for families whose only access to mental health care comes through Medicaid. I’ve worked alongside schools and health systems to reach kids who would otherwise fall through the cracks. That’s why it’s especially devastating to watch funding erode, knowing exactly which children will be left behind.
Right now, in statehouses across the country, lawmakers are quietly chipping...
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