Breaking News From the National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Earlier today, February 15, 2022, the Senate Finance Committee held a second Youth Mental Health hearing featuring National Council member Seacoast Mental Health Center of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, represented by Jodie L. Lubarsky, MA, LCMHC. The Committee held its first hearing (summary) on Youth Mental Health this week, hosting U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. Dr. Murthy spoke about his recent public health advisory “Protecting Youth Mental Health” and emphasized access to high quality, affordable health care and prevention.

The agenda included statements from Senator Ron Wyden (D – OR) and Senator Mike Crapo (R – ID). Witnesses included Tami D. Benton, MD, FAACAP, FAAP, Psychiatrist-In-Chief, Executive Director And Chair, Department Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Sharon Hoover, Ph.D., Professor, Division Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry; Co-Director Of The National Center For School Mental Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; Jodie L. Lubarsky, MA, LCMHC, Vice President Of Clinical Operations, Youth And Family Services, Seacoast Mental Health Center, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Trace Terrell, Lead Intervention And Outreach Specialist, YouthLine
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