Pride In Mental Health Act of 2025
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
The Pride In Mental Health Act of 2025 aims to improve the mental health services available to LGBTQ+ youth and their families by providing grants to eligible entities. These grants can be used for a variety of services, including mental health support, cultural competency training, resource development, and data collection. The bill specifically prohibits funding for conversion therapy and mandates updates to existing mental health resources focused on LGBTQ+ youth.
Key provisions
- Establishes a grant program for mental health services for LGBTQ+ youth.
- Funds mental and behavioral health resources, trauma-informed care, and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ youth.
- Requires cultural competency training for caregivers.
- Directs the development and dissemination of mental health resources and evidence-based practices.
- Prohibits funding for conversion therapy.
- Mandates updates to existing mental health reports and publications focused on LGBTQ+ youth.
- Authorizes a federal survey measuring psychological distress and mental health among LGBTQ+ youth.
- Requires a report on mental health and cultural competency in foster care and social services.
Who is affected
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, nonbinary, intersex, and Two Spirit youth
- LGBTQ+ youth families
- Mental health providers
- Foster care system
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