Youth Mental Health Research Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Apr 2, 2025
What it does
The Youth Mental Health Research Act would establish a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative within the National Institutes of Health, led by the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health in collaboration with other NIH institutes, to coordinate and encourage collaborative research on youth mental health. The initiative would focus on social, behavioral, cognitive, and developmental research to build community resilience and improve the targeting and delivery of mental health interventions in settings where youth live, play, work, and learn. The bill authorizes $100 million in appropriations for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030 to support this effort. It affects federal…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.