Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act
- Last Action
- 3/11/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-11Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-03-11Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-11 (00)
Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act
This bill establishes a task force and requires a strategy to address mental health and substance use issues during public health emergencies.
The Department of Health and Human Services must convene the task force to assess the federal response to such issues during and after the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency.
In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must develop and annually update the strategy. The task force's work must inform the strategy.
Cosponsors (1)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Small business
- State and local government operations
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