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Introduced
05/31/2023
05/31/2023
In Committee
05/31/2023
05/31/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national outreach and education strategy and research to improve behavioral health among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population, while addressing stigma against behavioral health treatment among such population.
AI Summary
This bill aims to address the mental health crisis and stigma within the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. It requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national outreach and education strategy to promote behavioral health and reduce stigma associated with mental health and substance use disorders within the AANHPI population. The bill also mandates a study and report on the mental health challenges, risk factors, and barriers to accessing services for AANHPI youth, as well as a study and report on strategies to increase the AANHPI behavioral health workforce. The bill authorizes funding to carry out these provisions.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 05/31/2023)
Bill Topics
Health
- ‐ Drug Abuse, Treatment, and Education
- ‐ Health Manpower and Training
- ‐ Mental Illness, Mental Retardation, and Deinstitutionalization
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1773/all-info | 06/01/2023 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s1773/BILLS-118s1773is.pdf | 06/21/2023 |
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