Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act of 2021 2021-03-11 Introduced in House Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the award of matching grants to enhance services in secondary schools for students with mental and behavioral health issues that can lead to failure in school, such as depression and substance abuse.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration may award these grants on a competitive basis to state or local educational agencies that serve at least one secondary school.

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