<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> must release millions in <a href="/tags/grants/" rel="tag">#grants</a> meant to address the shortage of <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> workers in <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a>, a federal judge ruled.</p><p><a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> funded the program after the 2022 <a href="/tags/uvalde/" rel="tag">#Uvalde</a> <a href="/tags/schoolshooting/" rel="tag">#SchoolShooting</a>. The grants were intended to help schools hire more <a href="/tags/counselors/" rel="tag">#counselors</a>, <a href="/tags/psychologists/" rel="tag">#psychologists</a> & <a href="/tags/socialworkers/" rel="tag">#SocialWorkers</a>, & focus on rural & underserved areas. But Trump’s admin opposed <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#diversity</a> considerations used to award the grants & told recipients they wouldn’t continue past Dec 2025.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-department-mental-health-dei-ruling-8cb195602cffff3ee20724a9fbcd1bb1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/trump-education-department-mental-health-dei-ruling-8cb195602cffff3ee20724a9fbcd1bb1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-educa</span><span class="invisible">tion-department-mental-health-dei-ruling-8cb195602cffff3ee20724a9fbcd1bb1</span></a></p>