Children's Mental Health

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Florida in the past two years has spent more money than any other state in the nation providing a therapy called applied behavior analysis (ABA) to children with special needs including autism — $6.57 billion between 2023 and 2025.

Florida health officials are urging doctors to reconsider prescribing psychotropic meds for kids. Could this affect how kids are treated for mental health issues?

During a roundtable on youth mental health, Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo introduced guidelines urging broader evaluations by providers before children are prescribed psychotropics.

At the Polk Ecumenical Action Council for Empowerment's Nehemiah Action, Superintendent Fred Heid agreed to create a plan to improve student and guardian access to mental health support.

Eight years after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, the mental health support that came out of the tragedy remains a cornerstone to help people heal psychological scars.

Students face increased mental health risk while dealing with the challenges of a hurricane.

Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer committed suicide, the result of trauma from the 2018 massacre that "lingered long after graduation and profoundly altered the course of his life," his family said.

The combined $5.2 million in funding was provided through the Department of Education's Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program.

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The system looks for muscle movements on children's faces — whether they are smiling, neutral, looking at a parent or therapist, or looking down.

The law will improve access to mental health care in rural and underserved schools.