Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act
Summary
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.
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in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Last action Mar 11, 2021
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Mar 11, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
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Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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