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This bill establishes a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) aimed at improving understanding and support of 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: first, conducting social, behavioral, cognitive, and developmental research to help communities build resilience and better identify and support at-risk youth, and second, developing more effective methods for delivering mental health interventions in places where young people live, play, work, and learn. To support these research efforts, the bill authorizes $100 million in funding for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030. By creating this initiative, the bill seeks to address the growing mental health challenges facing young people by promoting interdisciplinary research and developing more targeted, community-centered approaches to mental health support.

Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1266/all-info