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title: "2023 State Legislation Issue Brief Series: Trends in State Policy: Youth Mental Health"
description: "This issue brief highlights state legislation passed in 2023 that helps improve youth mental health care and support and includes policy recommendations that may be implemented in states across the country in the following key categories: - Access to Care…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/access-to-mental-health-services/2023-state-legislation-issue-brief-series-trends-in-state-policy-youth-mental-health/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Access to Mental Health Services
tags:
  - Audience
  - Exemplars
  - Mental health professionals
  - Report
  - TA sites
---

# 2023 State Legislation Issue Brief Series: Trends in State Policy: Youth Mental Health

This issue brief highlights state legislation passed in 2023 that helps improve youth mental health care and support and includes policy recommendations that may be implemented in states across the country in the following key categories:

- Access to Care
- Mental Health Workforce in Schools
- Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Training
- School Policies
- System Coordination and Planning

 

[Read More](https://www.nami.org/support-education/publications-reports/public-policy-reports/2023-state-legislation-issue-brief-series-trends-in-state-policy-youth-mental-health/)

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