In a rare bipartisan point of agreement, Democratic and Republican leaders in more than a dozen states propose spending more money on mental-health programs
Governors and legislators say proposed funding is needed to address youth well-being, homelessness and shootings Pediatric emergency-department cases requiring psychiatric care have roughly tripled in the past 10 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s health system.
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