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Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

Introduced: March 15, 2016 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1506-1508)
Mar 15, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to award grants to institutions of higher education to provide and improve mental and behavioral health services, conduct research regarding improving the mental health of students, and expand outreach and training at institutions of higher education.

SAMHSA must give special consideration to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need, (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services, (3) target underserved and at-risk populations, (4) coordinate with a community mental health center or other community mental health resources, (5) identify how the institution of higher education will address psychiatric emergencies, (6) propose innovative practices to improve care or prevention programs, and (7) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination.

SAMHSA must convene an interagency, public-private sector working group to plan, establish, and begin coordinating and evaluating a targeted public education campaign that is designed to focus on mental and behavioral health at institutions of higher education.

The Department of Health and Human Services must establish the College Campus Task Force to discuss mental and behavioral health concerns at institutions of higher education.

What's happening now March 15, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1506-1508)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4374 Related bill Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act
  • S 2680 Related bill Mental Health Reform Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Mar 15, 2016
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2685: Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2685/
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"S. 2685: Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2685/.
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S. 2685, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2685/.
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