Implementation of a settlement reached in the Jeff D. class action lawsuit will result in improved access to community based mental health services for an estimated 9,000 Idaho children.
The settlement aims to address the gaps in Idaho’s mental health system, making it more effective and efficient in meeting the needs of children with serious emotional disturbances and their families. The settlement commits the state to taking a number of concrete steps to develop and implement a sustainable, coordinated, and comprehensive mental health system, including: