How Expanding School-Based Medicaid Can Support Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing

Schools and districts across the US are contending with sunsetting COVID relief funds, rising costs and intensifying student need for mental and behavioral health, academic, and SEL supports. One solution is to tap into sustained federal funding for youth wellbeing by expanding Medicaid school-based services. Congress, the Department of Education, the Biden Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are aligned in their effort to expand school-based Medicaid – but states need to take several steps to make this happen. Join Grantmakers for Thriving Youth on Thursday June 27 from 2:00-3:00PM ET to learn how expanding school-based Medicaid can be a game changer for supporting youth well-being -- and how funders can help catalyze action.