Assemblywoman Jessica González-Rojas, along with other lawmakers and advocates, are calling on the state Legislature to increase funding for mental health professionals in the 2022 Executive Budget.
As the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory on youth mental health amid the COVID-19 crisis, legislators have doubled their call for increased funding. Bill S1969/A5019, sponsored by González-Rojas, would allocate a social worker and psychologist to every school district. Currently, there are schools that don’t have even one mental health professional.
