3.0.0 1795 2023-01-11T13:50:04Z 2023-01-11T13:50:04Z Senate S 2021-05-24 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-24T22:49:14Z Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act 117 1475 HR 2021-05-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 117 4486 S 2022-06-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 117 4917 S 2022-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2021-05-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2021-05-24 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-05-24 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2021-05-24 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2021-05-24 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2021-05-24 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-05-24 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-05-24 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-05-24 True L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2021-05-24 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2021-05-24 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-05-24 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2021-05-26 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2021-06-08 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2022-07-11 False Health Child care and development Child health Congressional oversight Disability and health-based discrimination Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Education programs funding Family relationships Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Medical education Medical research Mental health Minority health Racial and ethnic relations Research administration and funding Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Telephone and wireless communication Health 00 2021-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2021-07-19T21:56:43Z Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act

This bill establishes and expands programs to address racial and ethnic disparities in mental health.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to establish interprofessional behavioral health care teams in areas with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups. In addition, HHS may award grants to incorporate best practices and competencies to address mental health disparities in curricula for training social workers, psychologists, and other behavioral health professionals.

HHS must also promote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance use disorder through outreach to racial and ethnic minority groups. HHS must consult with appropriate advocacy groups and behavioral health organizations to develop a strategy for this outreach.

The bill also (1) reauthorizes the minority fellowship program to support the education of mental health professionals who provide services to racial and ethnic minorities, and (2) requires studies on mental health disparities and the effects of social media use on adolescents.

]]> Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act Display Title Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1795is/xml/BILLS-117s1795is.xml 2021-05-24 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.