This resolution recognizes disparities in mental health care for Black youth and calls on the administration to address them. It supports research, funding for mental health programs, suicide prevention education, and SAMHSA remaining an independent agency. It also points to recommendations from the report Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America.
The resolution encourages mental health conversations in Black communities, seeking help to prevent suicide, and education programs such as L.E.T.S. Save Lives. It does not describe a specific change to services for individuals.
The resolution calls for increased funding for mental health programs but gives no amount or funding details. No publicly available information.
The resolution says disparities in Black youth mental health care should be addressed and that progress and federal efforts to reduce them should continue.
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