The bipartisan group of lawmakers whose focus is policy that improves early childhood outcomes met on Friday afternoon. The caucus formed last winter.
Expanded access to mental health care was a primary concern for the state legislators and nonprofits serving children and families who responded to a survey for the Alaska Children’s Caucus.
Sen. Löki Tobin, D-Anchorage, who led the meeting in Anchorage, said that throughout the last legislative session, the testimony from Alaskans about their need for support of mental and behavioral health services was overwhelming.
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