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Balint introduces bill to help fund mental health training in schools

By Mikaela Lefrak,
Tedra Meyer
Published April 17, 2023 at 5:08 PM EDT
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This hour, we talk with Rep. Becca Balint about her priorities in her early months in Washington.

Rep. Becca Balint introduced her first solo piece of legislation on Monday. The Peer Education and Emergency Response for Mental Health Act would create a grant program to support schools in training teachers and students in what's called "mental health first aid."

Host Mikaela Lefrak spoke with Rep. Balint about her proposed bill and catch up on other details from the lawmaker's first few months in Congress.

Our guest is:

  • Rep. Becca Balint

Broadcast live on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak
Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
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Tedra Meyer
Tedra joined Vermont Public as a producer for Vermont Edition in January 2022 and now serves as the Managing Editor and Senior Producer. Before moving to Vermont, she was a journalist in New York City for 20 years. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University.
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