Virginia's Youngkin aims to bolster mental health care, part of national focus after the pandemic

Virginia 's mental health care system is in need of reform, says Gov. Glenn Youngkin .

Youngkin 's " Right Help, Right Now " initiative aims to transform the way psychiatric care is delivered.

The initiative's wide-ranging goals include building up the behavioral health care workforce and working to stem the tide of overdose deaths.

Mental health was listed as a budget priority in most states in an analysis by the National Association of State Budget Officers .

States have used federal coronavirus pandemic relief funds to bolster access to care.

Virginia 's lawmakers are considering bills on the intersection of law enforcement and mental health this year .