Title: Expanding Access to Mental Health Training Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Expanding Access to Mental Health Training Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 grants for training teachers and other school personnel to recognize the symptoms of childhood and adolescent mental health disorders. These grants are awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to states, localities, Indian tribes, and nonprofits.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8722 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8722

To reauthorize the program for mental health awareness training grants, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 16, 2022

  Mrs. Lee of Nevada (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize the program for mental health awareness training grants, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Mental Health 
Training Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING GRANTS.

    Section 520J(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-
41(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``youth and their'' 
        after ``to refer'';
            (2) in paragraph (5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period 
                and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) suicide intervention and prevention, 
                including recognizing warning signs and referring 
                someone for help, including referrals for culturally 
                and linguistically appropriates services.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
        technical assistance to grantees in carrying out this section, 
        which may include assistance with--
                    ``(A) program evaluation and improvement, as 
                necessary;
                    ``(B) dissemination and implementation of evidence-
                based programs;
                    ``(C) operational and administrative activities;
                    ``(D) data collection and reporting;
                    ``(E) facilitating collaboration and information 
                sharing among grantees; and
                    ``(F) other activities as the Secretary determines 
                appropriate.''; and
            (5) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``$14,693,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022'' and 
        inserting ``$54,963,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
        2027''.
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