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Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016
1/11/2023, 1:27 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 1877
Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2021 training grants for mental health awareness. The bill makes additional categories of individuals eligible to be trained to identify and respond to individuals with a mental illness. Programs funded by these grants must provide education on: (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness, and (2) either the availability of relevant resources or safe de-escalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness.
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Current Status of Bill HR 1877
Bill HR 1877 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 16, 2015. Bill HR 1877 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the House on April 16, 2015. Bill HR 1877's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of September 27, 2016
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1877
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
47Democrat Cosponsors
36Republican Cosponsors
11Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1877
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
- Education programs funding
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Medical education
- Mental health
- Nursing
- Rural conditions and development
- School administration
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1877
Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016
To amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs.
Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015
Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 1877
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