‘‘(B) community mental health centers (as 
defined in section 1861(ff)(3)(B) of the Social 
Security Act); 
‘‘(C) certified community behavioral health 
clinics, as described in section 223 of the Pro-
tecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; and 
‘‘(D) other community mental health and 
substance use disorder providers. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 102. NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
520E–3(c) of the Public Health Service Act (290bb– 
36c(c)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and $240,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2027’’. 
(b) SPECIALIZED HOTLINE FOR UNDERSERVED POP-
ULATIONS.—Section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service 
Act (290bb–36c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘suicide preven-
tion hotline’’ the following: ‘‘, under the 
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universal telephone number designated 
under section 251(e)(4) of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) providing for access by LGBTQ individ-
uals, people of color, and other underserved popu-
lations to specialized services through a range of dig-
ital and technology approaches, as determined by the 
Office of the Assistant Secretary.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—Wherever possible, the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary shall, in determining which ap-
proaches to use to provide specialized services under sub-
section (b)(4) to the populations described in such sub-
section, consult with organizations that have experience— 
‘‘(1) working with such populations; and 
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‘‘(2) technological expertise in effective crisis 
response using such digital and technology ap-
proaches.’’. 
SEC. 103. REGIONAL AND LOCAL LIFELINE CALL CENTER 
PROGRAM. 
Part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 520E–4 (42 U.S.C. 290bb-36d) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 520E–5. REGIONAL AND LOCAL LIFELINE CALL CEN-
TER PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to crisis call centers described in section 302(c)(1) 
of the 9–8–8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Imple-
mentation Act of 2022 to— 
‘‘(1) purchase or upgrade call center tech-
nology; 
‘‘(2) provide for training of call center staff; 
‘‘(3) improve call center operations; and 
‘‘(4) hiring of call center staff. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$441,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
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SEC. 104. EVIDENCE-BASED AND BEST PRACTICE CRISIS 
CARE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1912(b)(1) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–1(b)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) 
as clauses (vii) and (viii), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (v), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) include a description of how the 
State supports evidenced-based and best 
practice programs that address the crisis 
care needs of individuals with serious men-
tal illness, and children with serious emo-
tional disturbances, that include at least 
one of the core components specified in 
subparagraph (F);’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) CORE COMPONENTS FOR CRISIS CARE 
SERVICES.—The core components of a program 
referred to in subparagraph (A)(vi) include the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Crisis call centers. 
‘‘(ii) 24/7 mobile crisis services. 
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‘‘(iii) Crisis stabilization programs of-
fering acute care or subacute care in a 
hospital or appropriately licensed facility, 
with referrals to inpatient or outpatient 
care, as determined by the Assistant Sec-
retary for Mental Health and Substance 
Use.’’. 
(b) SET-ASIDE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED AND BEST 
PRACTICE CRISIS CARE SERVICES.—Section 1920 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–9) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘be appro-
priated’’ and all that follows through ‘‘2022.’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) $532,571,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022; and 
‘‘(2) $2,235,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 through 2027.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) CRISIS CARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), a State shall expend at least 10 percent 
of the allotment of the State pursuant to a funding 
agreement under section 1911 for each of fiscal 
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years 2023 through 2027 to support programs de-
scribed in section 1912(b)(1)(A)(vi). 
‘‘(2) STATE FLEXIBILITY.—In lieu of expending 
10 percent of the State’s allotment for a fiscal year 
as required by paragraph (1), a State may elect to 
expend not less than 20 percent of such amount by 
the end of two consecutive fiscal years. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING CONTINGENCY.—Paragraph (1) 
shall not apply with respect to a fiscal year unless 
the amount made available to carry out this section 
for that fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated 
to carry out this section for fiscal year 2021 by at 
least $37,257,100. 
‘‘(4) WAIVER.—A State may, pursuant to a 
waiver granted by the Secretary of any requirements 
under this subpart (including requirements imposed 
by a funding agreement under section 1911), use 
funds set aside under this subsection to provide serv-
ices described in section 1912(b)(1)(A)(vi) to indi-
viduals in such State who do not meet the criteria 
to be considered with serious mental illness or chil-
dren with serious emotional disturbances.’’. 
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SEC. 105. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE PARTNER-
SHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 
Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
(42 U.S.C. 290aa) by inserting after section 520F (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–37) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 520F–1. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE PART-
NERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
pilot program under which the Secretary will award com-
petitive grants to eligible entities to establish new, or en-
hance existing, mobile crisis response teams that divert the 
response for mental health and substance use crises from 
law enforcement to mobile crisis teams, as described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS DESCRIBED.—A mobile 
crisis team described in this subsection is a team of indi-
viduals— 
‘‘(1) that is available to respond to individuals 
in crisis and provide immediate stabilization, refer-
rals to community-based mental health and sub-
stance use disorder services and supports, and triage 
to a higher level of care if medically necessary; 
‘‘(2) which may include licensed counselors, 
clinical social workers, physicians, paramedics, crisis 
workers, peer support specialists, or other qualified 
individuals; and 
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‘‘(3) which may provide support to divert be-
havioral health crisis calls from the 9–1–1 system to 
the 9–8–8 system. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall prioritize applications which ac-
count for the specific needs of the communities to be 
served, including children and families, veterans, rural and 
underserved populations, and other groups at increased 
risk of death from suicide or overdose. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on steps 
taken by eligible entities as of such date of enact-
ment to strengthen the partnerships among mental 
health providers, substance use disorder treatment 
providers, primary care physicians, mental health 
and substance use crisis teams, and paramedics, law 
enforcement officers, and other first responders. 
‘‘(2) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than one 
year after the date on which the first grant is 
awarded to carry out this section, and for each year 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the grants made during the year covered 
by the report, which shall include— 
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‘‘(A) data on the teams and people served 
by such programs, including demographic infor-
mation of individuals served, volume and types 
of service utilization, linkage to community- 
based resources and diversion from law enforce-
ment settings, data consistent with the State 
block grant requirements for continuous evalua-
tion and quality improvement, and other rel-
evant data as determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary’s recommendations and 
best practices for— 
‘‘(i) States and localities providing 
mobile crisis response and stabilization 
services for youth and adults; and 
‘‘(ii) improvements to the program es-
tablished under this section. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means each of the following: 
‘‘(1) Community mental health centers (as de-
fined in section 1861(ff)(3)(B) of the Social Security 
Act). 
‘‘(2) Certified community behavioral health clin-
ics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access 
to Medicare Act of 2014. 
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‘‘(3) An entity that operates citywide, Tribal- 
wide, or county-wide crisis response systems, includ-
ing cities, counties, Tribes, or a department or agen-
cy of a city, county, or Tribe, including departments 
or agencies of social services, disability services, 
health services, public health, or mental health and 
substance disorder services. 
‘‘(4) A program of the Indian Health Service, 
whether operated by such Service, an Indian Tribe 
(as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act), or by a Tribal orga-
nization (as that term is defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act) or a facility of the Native Hawaiian health care 
systems authorized under the Native Hawaiian 
Health Care Improvement Act. 
‘‘(5) A public, nonprofit, or other organization 
that— 
‘‘(A) can demonstrate the ability of such 
organization to effectively provide community- 
based alternatives to law enforcement; and 
‘‘(B) has a demonstrated involvement with 
the identified communities to be served. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027.’’. 
SEC. 106. NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MEDIA CAM-
PAIGN. 
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 520N. NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MEDIA CAM-
PAIGN. 
‘‘(a) NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION MEDIA CAM-
PAIGN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than the date 
that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the As-
sistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance 
Use and the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (referred to in this section 
as the ‘Director’), shall conduct a national suicide 
prevention media campaign (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘national media campaign’), for purposes 
of— 
‘‘(A) preventing suicide in the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) educating families, friends, and com-
munities on how to address suicide and suicidal 
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