ST. PAUL, Minn. – A coalition of over 40 groups plans to ask the legislature for part of the state’s massive surplus to beef up funding for mental health services in Minnesota.
Sue Abderholden with National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota says most people struggled with mental health in some way during the pandemic, especially children and young people. She says legislators have heard from teachers, childcare providers, police, and EMTs.
Abderholden says there’s greater awareness of the problem and hopefully a commitment to address it.
A coalition called the Mental Health Legislative Network says it’s assembling a series of bills to address issues related to the 988 crisis line, education, criminal justice, health insurance parity, housing, employment and a number of other areas.
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