Bill > HR7159

This bill amends the Community Mental Health Service Block Grant to authorize a set-aside for crisis care services. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring states to expend at least 5% of their block grant funding on evidence-based crisis care programs, such as crisis call centers, 24/7 mobile crisis services, and crisis stabilization programs. States can also choose to expend at least 10% of their funding over two consecutive fiscal years instead. 2. Defining the core components of crisis care services that states must include in their crisis care programs, such as crisis call centers, 24/7 mobile crisis services, and crisis stabilization programs. 3. Providing a funding contingency, where the 5% set-aside requirement will not apply for a fiscal year unless the overall funding for the block grant exceeds the 2020 fiscal year amount by at least $35 million. The bill aims to improve coordination of physical and mental health services, enhance cooperation with law enforcement, and establish effective crisis care networks at the state and local levels to better address the growing number of individuals with mental health conditions.