Support funding to provide every school with a mental health professional.

Would you support funding to provide every school with a mental health professional? Yes, I would support.

Backs funding for a mental health professional in every school.

2022_aft-aft_vermont_candidate_questionnaire-beccabalint.pdf
primary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

unverified · Source version 72676 · locator unknown

ORDER granting Plaintiff States' 10 , 72 Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, a federal court blocked the Education Department’s planned termination of school mental-health grants; this shows the funding stream remains active but contested, not a universal completed delivery.

unresolved later_term

State of Washington et al v. United States Department of Education, Document 106
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 83%

unverified · Source version 72676 · locator unknown

Congress created two grant programs, the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program and the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The court record identifies existing federal grant programs directly aimed at school-based mental health services and professionals, but the litigation posture means the broader commitment remains unresolved.

partial later_term

State of Washington et al v. United States Department of Education, Document 106
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

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Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]* 06/30/2025

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Balint was an original cosponsor of H.R.4253, a concrete legislative effort to expand school-based mental health services, but cosponsorship alone is not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Cosponsors - H.R.4253 - Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

unverified · Source version 72680 · locator unknown

The purpose of this Act is to increase the number of school-based mental health services providers.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill Balint originally cosponsored matches the commitment’s substance by seeking more school-based mental health providers, but the measure remained only introduced.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.4253 - Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Mrs. Napolitano (for herself, Ms. Balint, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson Coleman

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Balint joined introduction of the Mental Health in Schools Act in the 118th Congress, another school mental-health funding effort, but the bill was not enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.8444 - Mental Health in Schools Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Ms. Balint (for herself, Ms. Salinas, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Balint sponsored the PEER Mental Health Act, which would fund peer mental-health first aid training in school communities; it is supportive but narrower than putting a professional in every school.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.1448 - PEER Mental Health Act of 2025
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%