We need you to take 5 minutes right now and demand that the Department of Education (1) not cut grants for mental health services, and (2) stay committed to its responsibility of creating safe and healthy environments for all students.
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The Department of Education recently proposed TWO new rules that would negatively impact mental health services for transgender students. The proposed rules would impose new restrictions on the use of federal funds under two mental health grant programs.
These grants programs support professional development of mental health providers in schools. If finalized, the rule would prohibit the use of funds for “promoting or endorsing gender ideology, political activism, racial stereotyping, or hostile environments for students of particular races” and impact the recruitment and training of mental health providers. As a result, these restrictions will undermine the access to and quality of mental health care services received by transgender students, especially trans students of color. Trans students already face dramatic disparities in mental health compared to their peers due to external stressors like bullying and social stigmatization.
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