Mental Health Career Promotion Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Feb 5, 2026
What it does
The Mental Health Career Promotion Act would establish a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services to support partnerships between schools, community colleges, and mental health providers in promoting mental and behavioral health careers to students in grades 9–12 and at public junior or community colleges. Eligible entities must include educational agencies or consortia, public junior or community colleges, and at least one community-based mental or behavioral health provider or similar entity. Grants would fund activities such as career presentations, internships, mentorships, and shadowing opportunities, with requirements for developmental, linguistic, and cultural…
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