Sec. 607. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategies
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Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.), as amended by section 603, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall, in coordination with advocacy and behavioral and mental health organizations serving populations of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino individuals or communities, develop and implement an outreach and education strategy to promote behavioral and mental health, clarify that behavioral and mental health conditions are treatable and that reasonable accommodations are required under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794 ) and titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.), and reduce stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance abuse among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander and Hispanic and Latino populations.
Such strategy shall— be designed to— meet the diverse cultural and language needs of the various Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino populations; and ensure such strategies are developmentally (with respect to the beneficiary’s relative age and experience) and age appropriate, as well as cognitively accessible to persons with cognitive disabilities; increase awareness of symptoms of mental illnesses common among such populations, taking into account differences within subgroups (such as gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, disability, and ethnicity) of such populations; provide information on evidence-based, culturally and linguistically appropriate and adapted interventions and treatments; ensure full participation of, and engage, both consumers and community members in the development and implementation of materials; and seek to broaden the perspective among both individuals in such communities and stakeholders serving such communities to use a comprehensive public health approach to promoting behavioral health that addresses a holistic view of health by focusing on the intersection between behavioral and physical health.
Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report on the extent to which the strategy developed and implemented under subsection
(a)increased behavioral and mental health outcomes associated with mental health conditions and substance abuse among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino populations. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $300,000 for fiscal year 2021. .
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategies
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