CHA has completed a review of governors’ proposed fiscal year (FY) 2025 state budgets to track proposals to fund pediatric behavioral health initiatives.

Addressing the youth mental health crisis has been a long-standing priority for CHA and children's hospitals across the nation.

As Congress evaluates funding this fiscal year, we encourage them to prioritize and consider the unique needs of children and the providers that serve them.

Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) advances child health through innovation in the quality, cost, and delivery of care in children’s hospitals and health systems.

View our updated FY 2024 Enacted State Budget Pediatric Behavioral Health Tracker with all states’ pediatric behavioral health initiatives included.

Children’s hospitals are driving initiatives to address the needs of children and advocating for policies that support pediatric patients and the workforce that cares for them.

Download the codes from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Disorders Classification System (CAMHD-CS).

Explore how Children’s Hospital Association and our members are improving mental and behavioral health care amid a crisis.

CHA submitted comments on the proposed rule and technical release that strengthen the implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Enforcement Act.