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This bill aims to enhance behavioral health support for children and youth by establishing a comprehensive framework for planning and implementation. It amends existing laws to ensure that the children and youth behavioral health work group, a body composed of legislative members, state agency representatives, and community stakeholders including parents and youth with lived experience, advises a newly formed children and youth behavioral health leadership council. This council will coordinate efforts to implement the "Washington thriving strategic plan," a document outlining the current state of behavioral health services, identifying gaps, and proposing a vision for a complete continuum of care from prenatal stages through young adulthood. The bill also mandates the governor to support inter-agency coordination based on this strategic plan and potentially utilize private funding, and it establishes an executive coordination officer to oversee the implementation of the plan. Furthermore, it ensures that the state's children's mental health system aligns with this strategic plan and is implemented equitably, with an extended expiration date for the work group until December 30, 2031.

Budget and Finance, Education, Labor and Employment

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2429&Year=2025&Initiative=false