Mental Health Justice Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-515| Senate
| Updated: 3/1/2021
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (2)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 This bill creates a grant program for states and local governments to train and dispatch mental health professionals to respond, instead of law enforcement officers, to emergencies that involve people with behavioral health needs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must manage the program in consultation with the Department of Justice (DOJ). SAMHSA may cancel grants that increase incarceration or institutionalization. Grantees must use funds for purposes including de-escalation and anti-racism training. The Department of Health and Human Services and the DOJ must evaluate this program.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 117-8542Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health
Congressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsDisability and paralysisDrug, alcohol, tobacco useDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEmergency communications systemsEmployment and training programsFirst responders and emergency personnelGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersMental healthPerformance measurementRacial and ethnic relationsState and local government operations
Mental Health Justice Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-515| Senate
| Updated: 3/1/2021
Mental Health Justice Act of 2021 This bill creates a grant program for states and local governments to train and dispatch mental health professionals to respond, instead of law enforcement officers, to emergencies that involve people with behavioral health needs. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) must manage the program in consultation with the Department of Justice (DOJ). SAMHSA may cancel grants that increase incarceration or institutionalization. Grantees must use funds for purposes including de-escalation and anti-racism training. The Department of Health and Human Services and the DOJ must evaluate this program.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 117-8542Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic Senator
Massachusetts
Cosponsors (2)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Health
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