Bill > HR1211

Introduced Session

Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age appropriate. Requires a comprehensive school mental health program funded under this Act to assist children in dealing with trauma and violence. Makes only a partnership between a local educational agency and at least one community program or agency that is involved in mental health eligible for funding. Requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop a fiscally appropriate process for evaluating grant program activities, including the development of: (1) guidelines for the submission of program data by recipients; and (2) outcome measures to be applied by recipients in evaluating programs, including student and family measures and local educational measures.

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Grace Napolitano (D)*,  Pete Aguilar (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Madeleine Bordallo (D),  Robert Brady (D),  Cheri Bustos (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Matt Cartwright (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Tammy Duckworth (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Elizabeth Esty (D),  Sam Farr (D),  Christopher Gibson (R),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Luis Gutiérrez (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  John Katko (R),  Derek Kilmer (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  James Langevin (D),  John Larson (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Sander Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  David Loebsack (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Michelle Lujan Grisham (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Jim McDermott (D),  Patrick Meehan (R),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Richard Nolan (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Charles Rangel (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  David Scott (D),  Louise Slaughter (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Niki Tsongas (D),  Chris Van Hollen (D),  Marc Veasey (D), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 03/06/2015)

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