The bill would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to create a national outreach and education strategy to promote behavioral health and reduce stigma around mental health and substance use disorders among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. It would also require reviews and public reports on behavioral health among AANHPI youth and on the AANHPI behavioral health workforce. The reports would include data broken down by relevant groups while protecting privacy.
The strategy would provide information suited to different AANHPI communities, including information about symptoms and treatments. The bill does not establish a direct treatment or benefit program for individuals.
The bill authorizes $3 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for the outreach and education strategy. It also authorizes $1.5 million for fiscal year 2026 for each of the two systematic reviews and reports. These are authorized amounts, not a statement that the money has been spent.
The bill's findings cite stigma, barriers to care, limited research, and workforce representation as concerns. No publicly available information.
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