Following up on her promise to do more for children’s mental health, Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order creating a new state “children’s mental health board.”

The governor is asking the group to make its recommendations by the end of the year.

The governor signed a bill earlier this year that addressed gaps in the mental health care system for adults. Reynolds says finding solutions to the system for helping CHILDREN with a mental health diagnosis or who are in crisis is a priority and she plans to appoint the members of this new state board as soon as possible.