Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2826 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategies to reduce stigma associated with mental health among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander population. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 17, 2019 Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategies to reduce stigma associated with mental health among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pa- cific Islander population. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Mental Health 4 Stigma in Our Communities Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:20 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2826.IH H2826 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2826 IH SEC. 2. ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIAN, AND PACIFIC 1 ISLANDER BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL 2 HEALTH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRAT- 3 EGIES. 4 Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 5 (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the 6 end the following new section: 7 ‘‘SEC. 553. BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH 8 AND EDUCATION STRATEGIES. 9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 10 the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental 11 Health Services Administration, shall, in coordination with 12 advocacy and behavioral and mental health organizations 13 serving populations of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, 14 and Pacific Islander individuals or communities, develop 15 and implement an outreach and education strategy to pro- 16 mote behavioral and mental health and reduce stigma as- 17 sociated with mental health conditions and substance 18 abuse among the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and 19 Pacific Islander populations. Such strategy shall— 20 ‘‘(1) be designed to— 21 ‘‘(A) meet the diverse cultural and lan- 22 guage needs of the various Asian American, 23 Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander popu- 24 lations; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:20 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2826.IH H2826 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 2826 IH ‘‘(B) ensure such strategies are develop- 1 mentally and age appropriate; 2 ‘‘(2) increase awareness of symptoms of mental 3 illnesses common among such populations, taking 4 into account differences within subgroups, such as 5 gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, or 6 ethnicity, of such populations; 7 ‘‘(3) provide information on evidence-based, cul- 8 turally and linguistically appropriate and adapted 9 interventions and treatments; 10 ‘‘(4) ensure full participation of, and engage, 11 both consumers and community members in the de- 12 velopment and implementation of materials; and 13 ‘‘(5) seek to broaden the perspective among 14 both individuals in these communities and stake- 15 holders serving these communities to use a com- 16 prehensive public health approach to promoting be- 17 havioral health that addresses a holistic view of 18 health by focusing on the intersection between be- 19 havioral and physical health. 20 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 21 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 22 $300,000 for fiscal year 2020.’’. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:20 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2826.IH H2826 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS