Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 7, 2022 Assist. Speaker Clark votes to improve access to mental health care for students, families & workers Mental Health Matters Act includes her Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act to fund the hiring of more school-based mental health care providers W ASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 29, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (Fifth District of Massachusetts) voted to pass the Mental Health Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 Matters Act, legislation to confront the mental health crisis impacting students, families and workers. The comprehensive package includes Clark’s Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, which addresses the critical and unmet need for school-based mental health providers by establishing a fi veyear grant program to recruit and retain counselors in highneed public K-12 schools. “Rates of youth anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation have skyrocketed across America. Our children need help, and our parents need a place to turn,” said Assistant Speaker Clark while speaking on the House fl oor. “The Mental Health Matters Act includes my legislation to address the critical and unmet need for schoolbased mental health providers, ensuring that whether you’re in Head Start or high school, kids have the mental health care they need to be healthy and thrive.” The Mental Health Matters Act addresses the mental health Congresswoman Katherine Clark crisis facing Americans with wide-ranging steps. Specifi cally, this legislation would: • Increase the number of mental health professionals serving in high-need public schools • Award grants to local and state educational agencies to help recruit and retain mental health professionals at highneed public schools • Require higher learning institutions to adopt more transparent policies and allow students with documentation of disabilities to access accommodations • Increase access to evidence-based trauma support and mental health services by linking schools and local agencies specialized in trauma-informed care • Assist Head Start programs and agencies with implementing evidence-based interventions to improve children’s and staff ’s health • Ensure private, employer-sponsored group health plans provide mental health and substance use disorder benefi ts under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act • Allow individuals with private, employer-sponsored health and retirement plans to hold insurers accountable when mental health and substance use disorder benefi ts are denied Melrose Citywide Yard Sale returns Sat., October 8 T he Friends of Milano Center will once again host their annual Melrose Citywide Yard Sale – on Saturday, October 8 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. This year approximately 50 yard sales will take place simultaneously throughout Melrose as the event returns for the fi rst time since 2019. Yard sale maps, which indicate the locations of each yard sale location, can be picked up from the Milano Center as early as October 5. Maps can be picked up from the front desk of the Milano Center, which is located at 201 West Foster St., during business hours or in the “after hours box” outside. There will also be a QR code for the map posted on the city website under Council on Aging: https://www.cityofmelrose.org/council-aging. The yard sale is sponsored by the Friends of Milano Center, a 501(c)(3) organization, to benefi t the Milano Center. Please contact the Friends of Milano Center at 781-665-4304 or friendsofmilanocenter@gmail.com with any questions. Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl 64 Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured
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