US EditionDemocratic States Sue Trump Administration over School Mental Health Funding Cuts
- On April 29, 2025, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey, along with attorneys general from 15 other states, filed a federal lawsuit in Washington challenging the Trump administration’s reduction of congressionally approved funding for school-based mental health programs.
- The cuts affect congressionally approved, bipartisan funds designated in 2022 after the Uvalde shooting to hire 14,000 mental health professionals in high-need schools.
- The funding helped hire nearly 1,300 school-based mental health workers serving 775,000 students nationwide and reduced suicide risk by 50% in participating schools.
- Attorney General Frey described the decision to cut funding as "arbitrary and capricious" and emphasized that supporting children’s access to necessary mental health care should be a top priority.
- The lawsuit aims to prevent the planned termination of funding in December, contending that the decision to cut the funds breaches federal laws and constitutional protections, thereby endangering student safety.
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