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GPE Grantees By State

States with GPE Grants: 

Sample Talking Points for States with GPE Grants: 

• Increased investments to support our nation’s psychological health and emotional well-being are needed now more than ever, as current data shows that Americans are experiencing a surge in COVID-related mental and behavioral health problems, including increases in anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
• Our state currently has [number] GPE grant(s) at [institution], which is supporting integrated training for psychology doctoral students and expanding access to mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations in [region of state].
• As you may know, there is a shortage of qualified mental health providers in our state, particularly in [rural/urban] areas. GPE funding is critical to increasing our state’s capacity to reduce health disparities and improve health care outcomes for high-need, underserved populations (e.g. older adults, children, individuals with chronic illness, veterans, victims of abuse, ethnic minority populations, and victims of natural disasters).

Sample Talking Points for States without GPE Grants: 

• Increased investments to support our nation’s psychological health and emotional well-being are needed now more than ever, as current data shows that Americans are experiencing a surge in COVID-related mental and behavioral health problems, including increases in anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
• As you may know, there is a shortage of qualified mental health providers in our state, particularly in [rural/urban] areas. Funding for GPE provides a critical mechanism that could help increase our state’s capacity to reduce health disparities and improve health care outcomes for high-need, underserved populations (e.g. older adults, children, individuals with chronic illness, veterans, victims of abuse, ethnic minority populations, and victims of natural disasters).