Rep. Grace F. Napolitano appeared on ¡Despierta America! on February 17, 2011 to discuss her new bill, the Mental Health in Schools Act. The Mental Health in Schools Act would create a competitive grant program which would allow the receiving school districts to hire mental health professionals. By having qualified professionals working on-site in the schools, parents and administrators will be better able to detect and prevent mental illness.One in five children and adolescents currently suffer from a mental illness, but less than one third ever receives treatment. Professional mental health treatment can prevent depression, crime, imprisonment and suicide later in life, but slashed state budgets are leaving many youth more isolated than ever.

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