Sec. 6701. Strengthening mental health supports for BIPOC communities
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Section 1942(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–52(a) ) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(2)and
(3)as paragraphs
(5)and (6), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: services provided by the State to adults with a serious mental illness and children with a serious emotional disturbance who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, including— the extent to which such services are provided to such adults and children; and the outcomes experienced by such adults and children as a result of the provision of such services, including with respect to— diversions from hospitalization and criminal justice system involvement; treatment for first episode psychosis or undefined psychosis; reductions in suicide and increased utilization of appropriate treatments and interventions for suicidal ideation; response through crisis services, including mobile crisis services; treatment of individuals who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity and individuals residing in rural communities; and increased patient family and caregiver engagement and education on serious mental illness to reduce social stigma and promote healthy social support for patients; any outreach by the State to, and the hiring of, providers of mental health services from multiple disciplines (such as a psychologist, psychiatrist, peer support provider, or social worker) who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups; any outreach by the State to providers from multiple disciplines of mental health services— to provide training on culturally effective, culturally affirming, and linguistically competent services; and to increase awareness of community-defined practices by practitioners of racial and ethnic minority groups; . The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall apply with respect to funding agreements entered into under section 1911 or 1921 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x ; 42 U.S.C. 300x–21 ) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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- 42 USC 300x–52(a)
- 42 USC 300x–21
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Sec. 6701
Strengthening mental health supports for BIPOC communities
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