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BOSTON — After months of delay, state officials are working to release over $2 million for early education professionals from the fiscal 2024 budget, a Healey administration spokesperson said.

The $2.5 million intended for Early Head Start and Head Start programs should soon be distributed, said a spokesperson for the Executive Office of Administration and Finance. The funding has been held up for months, and other community organizations and service providers said they are still waiting to secure millions of dollars from the state.

The Hey Sam texting line by Boston-based Samaritans, Inc. is a mental health support line specifically for people ages 15-24, staffed by people in the same age...

BOSTON — Lawmakers who championed state support for a suicide prevention program for young people are lobbying their colleagues to restore funding that Gov. Maura Healey slashed from the fiscal

Lawmakers who championed state support for a suicide prevention program for young people are lobbying their colleagues to restore funding that Gov. Maura Healey slashed from the fiscal 2024 budget, calling the governor's cut "needlessly cruel" and its impact "unnerving."

Lawmakers who championed state support for a suicide prevention program for young people are lobbying their colleagues to restore funding that Gov. Maura Healey slashed from the fiscal 2024 budget, calling the governor's cut "needlessly cruel" and its impact "unnerving."

Hey Sam, a texting service for people ages 15-24 grappling with loneliness, depression or suicidal feelings, was slated to receive $1 million from the compromise budget the Legislature sent to Healey.

Around 1,700 people have messaged the Hey Sam text service for help since it launched last year.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a woman from Boston has made it her mission to help people who are struggling.Samantha Joseph was devastated...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has proposed a $1 million budget reduction for Hey Sam, a confidential peer-to-peer texting hotline for young people in trouble.