BOSTON, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — DESE, the Department Elementary and Secondary Education, has requested educational resource vendors to develop an early education through higher education mental health framework to support Massachusetts students.
The framework will inform strategies to address the mental and behavioral health, in the face of what Governor Healey has called a “mental health crisis.”
“We have a mental health crisis that was only made worse by the pandemic, particularly for young people,” said Governor Maura Healey. “Our administration is committed to ensuring that Massachusetts students have the behavioral health care they need to balance their mental health and education. I look forward to seeing how this framework will deepen our current efforts and provide a strategy to support students at every level of education.”
The state FY24 budget included $5 million for this framework development.