
Tapping into Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding
& Medicaid to Support Schools and the
Wellbeing of Students
April 2023
Published by Healthy Schools Campaign, Council of Chief State School Officers, and the National Center for School Mental Health
This handout expands upon and consolidates information from the 2021 RESTART & RECOVERY: Leveraging Federal COVID Relief Funding & Medicaid to Support Student & Staff Wellbeing & Connection resource. It includes guidance about how states can utilize federal relief funding to expand school Medicaid to support student mental health, including recommendations for coordination across agencies.