{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://goldman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-dan-goldman-fights-protect-childrens-mental-health", "Congressman Dan Goldman Fights to Protect Children\u2019s Mental Health", "2023-11-27", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Daniel S. Goldman", "G000599", "goldman.house.gov", "goldman", "https://goldman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Children Nationwide Suffering from Increased Levels of Mental Illness After the COVID-19 Pandemic\n\n\u2018Helping Kids Cope Act\u2019 Would Invest in Pediatric Behavioral Health Care and Community-Based Mental Health Programs\n\nRead the Bill Here\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to introduce the bipartisan \u2018Helping Kids Cope Act\u2019 to support pediatric behavioral health care initiatives and community-based programs in the face of the growing pediatric mental health crisis. The bill would authorize grants to improve the coordination and integration of pediatric behavioral health services across the country.\n\n\"The COVID-19 pandemic took a significant toll on our children\u2019s wellbeing,\u201d Congressman Goldman said.\u201cWhen our children suffer, our country suffers. We have an obligation to address the damage COVID-19 did to our children\u2019s mental health, an undertaking that will only get more difficult the longer we wait, by ensuring that every child has access to the care they need during this critical period in their life.\u201d\n\nThe Helping Kids Cope Act will increase children\u2019s access to care via telehealth treatment, crisis responses, behavioral health urgent care centers in children\u2019s hospitals and advocacy centers \u2013 especially those in under-resourced communities. Further, grants would improve the collection of demographic data on adolescents\u2019 mental health needs to identify gaps in children\u2019s access to care as well as support members of the pediatric behavioral health workforce by providing funding for training and other workforce innovations.\n\nEarlier this year, Congressman Goldman supported the 'Mental Health Workforce and Language Access Act' to provide grants for mental health professionals who are fluent in a language other than English.\n\nThe Congressman also cosponsored the \u2018SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act\u2019 to expand SNAP benefits for families with chronically sick children, helping to alleviate the tremendous emotional and financial struggles involved with caring for sick children.\n\nCongressman Dan Goldman is also a founding member of the Congressional Dads Caucus.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://goldman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-dan-goldman-fights-protect-childrens-mental-health"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0493273623287678, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}