Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
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Overview
The Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act aims to address disparities in mental healthcare for youth, particularly those from racial and ethnic minority groups. It does this by increasing grant funding for primary and behavioral health care programs, supporting research into mental health disparities, promoting culturally competent training for health professions, and establishing an outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma and improve access to mental health services. The bill also provides additional funding for key research institutes to further investigate and address these disparities.
Key provisions
- Increases grant funding for primary and behavioral health care programs, giving special consideration to organizations serving racial and ethnic minority groups.
- Directs the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on mental health disparities research gaps in minority groups and submit a report to Congress.
- Requires health professions schools to develop and disseminate best practices and core competencies related to mental health disparities.
- Mandates the development and implementation of an outreach and education strategy to promote behavioral and mental health among racial and ethnic minority groups.
- Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities for fiscal years 2026-2031.
- Amends the Public Health Service Act to align with a Strategic Framework for Addressing Youth Mental Health Disparities.
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