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This bill establishes a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aimed at improving youth mental health through collaborative research. Specifically, the initiative will be led by the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, in partnership with the Directors of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The research will focus on two primary areas: (1) social, behavioral, cognitive, and developmental research designed to build community resilience and help identify and support at-risk youth, and (2) improving the targeting and delivery of mental health interventions in various youth settings like schools, workplaces, and community centers. The bill authorizes $100 million in funding for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030 to support this research initiative. By creating this coordinated research effort, the bill aims to address the growing mental health challenges facing young people by developing more effective strategies for prevention, identification, and intervention.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2587/all-info