,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hada  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #a1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,crdenas 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,johnson of ,texas7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to reduce health         
inequities experienced by individuals   
who are members of historically racial  
and ethnic minority groups under ,state 
plans under the community mental health 
services block grant program1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,strengthening 
,mental ,health ,supports for ,,bipoc   
,communities ,act4  #b4 ,reducing health
 inequities experienced by historically 
racial and ethnic minorities under      
,state plans under community mental     
health services block grant program  7a7
 ,in general ,section #aidb7;a7 of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#eb7;a77 is amended--   

7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as 
paragraph 7#e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#a7 the following3     
7#b7 services provided by the ,state to 
adults with a serious mental illness and
 children with a serious emotional      
disturbance who are members of          
historically racial and ethnic minority 
groups1 including-- 7,a7 the extent to  
which such services are provided to such
 adults and children2 and  7,b7 the     
outcomes experienced by such adults and 
children as a result of the provision of
 such services1 including with respect  
to-- 7i7 diversions from hospitalization
 and criminal justice system            
involvement2  7ii7 treatment for first  
episode psychosis or undefined          
psychosis2  7iii7 reductions in suicide 
and increased utilization of appropriate
 treatments and interventions for       
suicidal ideation2  7iv7 response       
through crisis services1 including      
mobile crisis services2  7v7 treatment  
of individuals who are experiencing     

homelessness or housing insecurity and  
individuals residing in rural           
communities2 and  7vi7 increased patient
 family and_/or caregiver engagement and
 education on serious mental illness to 
reduce social stigma and promote healthy
 social support for patients2  7#c7 any 
outreach by the ,state to1 and the      
hiring of1 providers from multiple      
disciplines 7such as a psychologist1    
psychiatrist1 peer support provider1    
social worker7 of mental health services
 who are members of historically racial 
and ethnic minority groups2  7#d7 any   
outreach by the ,state to providers from
 multiple disciplines of mental health  
services-- 7,a7 to provide training on  
culturally effective1 culturally        
affirming1 and linguistically competent 
services2 and  7,b7 to increase         
awareness of community-defined practices
 by practitioners of historically racial
 and ethnic minority groups2 and  4  7b7
 ,applicability ,the amendments made by 
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 

to funding agreements entered into under
 section #aiaa or #aiba of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjjx2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#ba7 on or   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4