Britt introduces legislation targeting ‘youth mental health crisis’

Sen. Katie Britt has helped to draft bipartisan legislation that will address what she calls a “growing youth mental health crisis.” The new legislation, the Youth Mental Health Research Act, would create a national Youth Mental Health Research Initiative which would strengthen long-term mental health care efforts, improve treatments for children, and also aid those at risk of developing mental health challenges with better targeted preventive interventions. “As the United States contends with a devastating, growing youth mental health crisis, it is more important now than ever that we take me