H.R. 5469 · 116th Congress
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Introduced
- 2019-12-17
- Latest action
- 2020-09-30 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Summary
Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act
This bill establishes programs to address racial and ethnic mental health disparities.
Specifically, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants that address racial and ethnic health disparities by (1) providing integrated health care in areas with a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups, and (2) developing national programs for health professionals to reduce such disparities. The bill also (1) reauthorizes the minority fellowship program to support the education of mental health professionals who provide services to racial and ethnic minorities, and (2) requires studies on mental health disparities and the effects of social media use on adolescents.