Reducing Mental Health Stigma in the Hispanic Community Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4543 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associ- ated with mental health among the Hispanic and Latino population, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Ms. MUCARSEL-POW- ELL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. SOTO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CORREA, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. RUIZ, and Ms. SA´NCHEZ) 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 a behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategy to reduce stigma associated with mental health among the Hispanic and Latino population, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘Reducing Mental 4 Health Stigma in the Hispanic Community Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4543.IH H4543 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4543 IH SEC. 2. HISPANIC AND LATINO BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL 1 HEALTH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STRAT- 2 EGY. 3 Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 4 (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the 5 end the following new section: 6 ‘‘SEC. 553. BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH 7 AND EDUCATION STRATEGY. 8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 9 the Assistant Secretary, shall, in coordination with advo- 10 cacy and behavioral and mental health organizations serv- 11 ing populations of Hispanic and Latino individuals or 12 communities, develop and implement an outreach and edu- 13 cation strategy to promote behavioral and mental health 14 and reduce stigma associated with mental health condi- 15 tions and substance abuse among the Hispanic and Latino 16 populations. Such strategy shall— 17 ‘‘(1) be designed to— 18 ‘‘(A) meet the diverse cultural and lan- 19 guage needs of the various Hispanic and Latino 20 populations; and 21 ‘‘(B) be developmentally and age-appro- 22 priate; 23 ‘‘(2) increase awareness of symptoms of mental 24 illnesses common among such populations, taking 25 into account differences within subgroups, such as 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4543.IH H4543 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 4543 IH gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, or 1 ethnicity, of such populations; 2 ‘‘(3) provide information on evidence-based, cul- 3 turally and linguistically appropriate and adapted 4 interventions and treatments; 5 ‘‘(4) ensure full participation of, and engage, 6 both consumers and community members in the de- 7 velopment and implementation of materials; and 8 ‘‘(5) seek to broaden the perspective among 9 both individuals in these communities and stake- 10 holders serving these communities to use a com- 11 prehensive public health approach to promoting be- 12 havioral health that addresses a holistic view of 13 health by focusing on the intersection between be- 14 havioral and physical health. 15 ‘‘(b) REPORTS.—Beginning not later than 1 year 16 after the date of the enactment of this section and annu- 17 ally thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant 18 Secretary, shall submit to Congress, and make publicly 19 available, a report on the extent to which the strategy de- 20 veloped and implemented under subsection (a) increased 21 behavioral and mental health outcomes associated with 22 mental health conditions and substance abuse among His- 23 panic and Latino populations. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4543.IH H4543 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 4543 IH ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 1 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 2 $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:34 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4543.IH H4543 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS