Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 11
- Latest action
- Nov 20, 2025
What it does
The Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national awareness and outreach campaign aimed at improving mental health and reducing stigma among Hispanic and Latino youth, including culturally and linguistically competent education, workshops, training, and screenings. It would also require studies and reports on the mental health crisis and workforce shortage affecting this population, with specific attention to barriers, treatment access, suicide prevention, and provider diversity. The bill authorizes $5 million annually from 2026 to 2030 for the campaign, plus $1 million each for the mental health crisis study and workforce study…
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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.