# Padilla’s office announces $2 million for Rady Children’s pediatric mental health services

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-02-23-padillas-office-announces-2-million-for-rady-childrens-pediatric-mental-health-s-3d1944/
- Published: 2026-02-23
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: thedesertreview
- Original report: https://www.thedesertreview.com/news/padilla-s-office-announces-2-million-for-rady-children-s-pediatric-mental-health-services/article_4020351f-46f1-42b3-84c4-5ac0f1b4bd86.html
- Topics: mental-health
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> SAN DIEGO — U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla’s office announced Friday, Feb. 20, that more than $32 million in federal funding has been secured for seven projects across San Diego County, including $2 million for pediatric mental health services at Rady...

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