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Mental Health Justice Act of 2021

Introduced: March 1, 2021 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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

Mar 1, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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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.

What's happening now March 1, 2021

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

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Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
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Cosponsors 2

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Mar 1, 2021

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Mar 1, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 515: Mental Health Justice Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-515/

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