Sec. 211. Reauthorization of mental and behavioral health education training grant

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Section 756 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294e–1 ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary, acting through the Administrators of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration, may award grants to eligible institutions to support the recruitment of students for, and education and clinical experience of the students in— accredited institutions of higher education or accredited professional training programs that are establishing or expanding internships or other field placement programs in mental health in psychiatry, psychology, school psychology, behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric nursing, social work, school social work, substance abuse prevention and treatment, marriage and family therapy, school counseling, or professional counseling, with a preference for programs addressing child and adolescent mental health, in particular transitional age youth between 16 to 25 years old; accredited doctoral, internship, and post-doctoral residency programs of health service psychology (which includes clinical psychology, counseling, and school psychology) for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of psychology graduate students for providing behavioral and mental health services, including substance abuse prevention and treatment services, as well as the development of faculty in health service psychology; accredited master’s and doctoral degree programs of social work for the development and implementation of interdisciplinary training of social work graduate students for providing behavioral and mental health services, including substance abuse prevention and treatment services, and the development of faculty in social work; or paraprofessional certificate training programs offered by accredited community and technical colleges granting State licensure or certification in a behavioral health-related paraprofessional field, such as community health worker, outreach worker, social services aide, mental health worker, substance abuse or addictions worker, youth worker, promotora, or peer paraprofessional, with preference for pre-service or in-service training of paraprofessional child and adolescent mental health workers.

To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an institution shall demonstrate— an ability to recruit and place psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, or paraprofessionals in areas with a high need and high demand population; participation of individuals and groups from different racial, ethnic, cultural, geographic, religious, linguistic, and class backgrounds, and different genders and orientations in the institution’s programs; knowledge and understanding of the concerns of the individuals and groups described in paragraph (2), especially individuals with mental health symptoms or diagnoses, particularly children and adolescents, with a special emphasis on transitional-aged persons 16 to 25 years old; prioritization of cultural and linguistic competency in training professionals and paraprofessionals in any academic program, field placement, internship, or post-doctoral position; and the willingness to provide to the Secretary such data, assurances, and information as the Secretary may require.

In selecting grant recipients the Secretary shall give priority to— programs that have demonstrated the ability to train psychology and social work professionals to work in integrated care settings; and programs for paraprofessionals that offer curriculum with an emphasis on the role of the family and the lived experience of the consumer and family-paraprofessional partnerships. Of the grants awarded under paragraphs

(2)and

(3)of subsection (a), at least 4 of the grant recipients shall be historically black colleges or other minority serving institutions. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 , and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Administrators of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Health Resources Services Administration, shall submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of— providing graduate students support for experiential training (internship or field placement); recruitment of students interested in behavioral health practice; development and implementation of interprofessional training and integration within primary care; development and implementation of accredited field placements and internships; and data collected on the number of students trained in mental health and the number of available accredited internships and field placements. For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $44,000,000, to be allocated as follows: $15,000,000 shall be allocated to institutions to expand mental health internships or other field placement programs under subsection (a)(1). $14,000,000 shall be allocated to training in graduate psychology under subsection (a)(2). $10,000,000 shall be allocated to training in graduate social work under subsection (a)(3). $5,000,000 shall be allocated to training paraprofessionals under subsection (a)(4). .

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