Sec. 605. Health professions competencies to address racial and ethnic minority mental health disparities

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The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall award grants to qualified national organizations for the purposes of— developing, and disseminating to health professional educational programs curricula or core competencies addressing mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups for use in the training of students in the professions of social work, psychology, psychiatry, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, and substance abuse counseling; and certifying community health workers and peer wellness specialists with respect to such curricula and core competencies and integrating and expanding the use of such workers and specialists into health care to address mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups.

Organizations receiving funds under subsection

(a)may use the funds to engage in the following activities related to the development and dissemination of curricula or core competencies described in subsection (a)(1): Formation of committees or working groups comprised of experts from accredited health professions schools to identify core competencies relating to mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups. Planning of workshops in national fora to allow for public input into the educational needs associated with mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups. Dissemination and promotion of the use of curricula or core competencies in undergraduate and graduate health professions training programs nationwide. Establishing external stakeholder advisory boards to provide meaningful input into policy and program development and best practices to reduce mental health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups. In this section: The term qualified national organization means a national organization that focuses on the education of students in programs of social work, psychology, psychiatry, and marriage and family therapy. The term racial and ethnic minority group has the meaning given to such term in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g) ). There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2024.

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Health professions competencies to address racial and ethnic minority mental health disparities

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