Study urges tripling funding for child mental health care
A national study estimates 12 percent to 15 percent of the 63 million U.S. children and adolescents need mental health treatment. With only one in three receiving care, the association calls on states and the federal government to triple resources for children's mental health services as residential placements rise and one study notes a 450 percent increase in youth placements.
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Child care tax credit bill pushed in Senate memo
Washington AP reports Senate Finance Committee chairman urges passage of a new child care tax credit up to 500 dollars a year to help low and moderate income families fund health insurance for children under 19. The memo notes a 2 percent phone tax drop on January 1, 1990 and requests committee votes.
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