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S 1588 114th Congress Senate Health Academic performance and assessments Child health Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Health programs administration and funding Mental health Teaching, teachers, curricula Violent crime

Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015

Introduced: June 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jun 16, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 16, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a community children and violence program to assist local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including by: (1) revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; and (2) providing for comprehensive school mental health programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age appropriate. Requires a comprehensive school mental health program funded under this Act to assist children in dealing with trauma and violence. Makes only a partnership between a local educational agency and at least one community program or agency that is involved in mental health eligible for funding.

Requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop a fiscally appropriate process for evaluating grant program activities, including the development of: (1) guidelines for the submission of program data by recipients; and (2) outcome measures to be applied by recipients in evaluating programs, including student and family measures and local educational measures.

What's happening now June 16, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 1738 Related bill Safer Communities Act of 2015
  • HR 4435 Related bill Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016
  • HR 1211 Related bill Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 8, 2016
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 13, 2016
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 18, 2015
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 17, 2015
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 16, 2015
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 16, 2015
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jun 16, 2015
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jun 16, 2015
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jun 16, 2015
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1588: Mental Health in Schools Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1588/
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