3.0.0 682 2023-01-11T13:19:42Z 2023-01-11T13:19:42Z Senate S S 2009-03-24 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-24T21:11:35Z Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act 111 1704 HR 2009-05-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Identical bill CRS 2009-03-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3673-3675) IntroReferral 2009-03-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3672-3673) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2009-03-24 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-03-24 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2009-03-24 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-03-24 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2009-03-24 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-04-20 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-04-20 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2009-05-04 False Health Education programs funding Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Mental health Health 00 2009-03-24 Introduced in Senate 2009-04-18T16:12:03Z Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to eligible institutions of higher education to improve mental and behavioral health services and outreach on college and university campuses.

Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need; (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services; (3) target underserved and at-risk populations; (4) coordinate with a community mental health center or other community mental health resources; (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies; and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination.

Allows the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to convene an interagency, public-private sector working group to plan, establish, and begin coordinating and evaluating a targeted public education campaign that is designed to focus on mental and behavioral health on college campuses.

Requires the Secretary to establish the College Campus Task Force to discuss mental and behavioral health concerns on college and university campuses.

]]> Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act Display Title Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act Introduced in Senate 2009-03-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s682is/xml/BILLS-111s682is.xml 2009-03-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3673-3675) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.