3.0.0 153 2020-02-10T17:00:06Z 2020-02-10T17:00:06Z Senate S S 2013-01-24 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-01-24T23:43:00Z Mental Health First Act of 2013 113 274 HR 2013-01-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2013-01-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2013-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S291) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-01-24 True A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2013-01-24 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2013-01-24 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2013-01-24 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2013-01-24 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2013-01-24 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2013-01-24 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2013-01-24 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2013-01-24 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2013-01-24 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2013-02-04 False U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2013-02-13 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2013-04-08 False H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2013-06-17 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2013-07-31 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2013-09-19 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2013-09-24 False P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2013-10-08 False Health Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Health programs administration and funding Medical education Mental health Health 00 2013-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2013-02-20T16:41:32Z Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to award grants to initiate and sustain mental health first aid training programs. Requires such a program to include: (1) core live training courses on the skills, resources, and knowledge necessary to assist individuals in crisis to connect with appropriate local mental health care services; (2) training on mental health resources, including the location of community mental health centers in the state and local community; and (3) training on action plans and protocols for referral to such resources.

States that the Secretary shall determine the categories of individuals to be trained.

Requires such programs to train individuals to accomplish: (1) safe de-escalation of crisis situations, (2) recognition of the signs and symptoms of mental illness, and (3) timely referral to mental health services in the early stages of developing mental disorders.

Requires the Secretary, in awarding grants, to: (1) ensure that grants are equitably distributed among the geographical regions of the United States, and (2) pay particular attention to the mental health training needs of populations and target audiences residing in rural areas.

]]> Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013 Display Title Mental Health First Aid Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs. Introduced in Senate 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s153is/xml/BILLS-113s153is.xml 2013-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.