#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4 #faj
  ,,an ,,act  ,to address behavioral    
heal? & well-be+ among heal? c>e        
pr(essionals4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,dr4 ,lorna ,bre5      
,heal? ,c>e ,provid] ,protection ,act4  
#b4 ,dissem9ation ( be/ practices ,!    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7    
%all id5tify & dissem9ate evid5ce-bas$  
or evid5ce-in=m$ be/ practices = prev5t+
 suicide & improv+ m5tal heal? &        
resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals1 
& = tra9+ heal? c>e pr(essionals 9      
appropriate /rategies to promote _!     
m5tal heal?4 ,su* be/ practices %all    
include recomm5dations relat$ to prev5t+
 suicide & improv+ m5tal heal? &        
resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals4 
#c4 ,education & aw>5ess initiative     
enc\rag+ use ( m5tal heal? & sub/ance   
use disord] s]vices by heal? c>e        
pr(essionals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1
 9 consultation ) relevant /akehold]s1  
includ+ m$ical pr(essional associations1

 %all e/abli% a national evid5ce-bas$ or
 evid5ce-in=m$ education & aw>5ess      
initiative to enc\rage heal? c>e        
pr(essionals to seek support & c>e = _! 
m5tal heal? or sub/ance use conc]ns1 to 
help su* pr(essionals id5tify risk      
factors associat$ ) suicide & m5tal     
heal? conditions1 & to help su*         
pr(essionals le>n h[ be/ to respond to  
su* risks1 ) ! goal ( prev5t+ suicide1  
m5tal heal? conditions1 & sub/ance use  
disord]s1 & to address /igma associat$ )
 seek+ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use       
disord] s]vices4  7b7 ,report+ ,n lat]  
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all provide to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an update on !  
activities & outcomes ( ! initiative "u 
subsection 7a71 includ+ a description ( 
quantitative & qualitative metrics us$  
to evaluate su* activities & outcomes4  
7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,to  

c>ry out ?is section1 !re are au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (   
fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbd4  #d4     
,grants to promote m5tal heal? among !  
heal? pr(essional work=ce ,subp>t ,i (  
"p ,e ( title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c44 #bidn et   
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #gfd4 ,grants to promote m5tal 
heal? among ! heal? pr(essional work=ce 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d     
grants relat$ to improv+ m5tal heal? &  
resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals4 
7b7 ,grants to promote m5tal heal? among
 heal? c>e pr(essionals  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants to heal?  
c>e entities1 includ+ entities t provide
 heal? c>e s]vices1 su* z hospitals1    
community heal? c5t]s1 & rural heal?    
cl9ics1 or to m$ical pr(essional        
associations1 to e/abli% or enhance     
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ programs  
d$icat$ to improv+ m5tal heal? &        
resili5cy = heal? c>e pr(essionals4     
7#b7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible entity   

receiv+ a grant "u ?is subsection %all  
use am\nts "u ! grant to implem5t a new 
program or enhance an exi/+ program to  
promote m5tal heal? among heal? c>e     
pr(essionals1 :i* may include-- 7,a7    
improv+ aw>5ess among heal? c>e         
pr(essionals ab\t risk factors =1 &     
signs (1 suicide & m5tal heal? or       
sub/ance use disord]s1 9 accordance )   
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ practices2
  7,b7 e/abli%+ new1 or enhanc+ exi/+1  
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ programs =
 prev5t+ suicide & improv+ m5tal heal? &
 resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals2
  7,c7 e/abli%+ new1 or enhanc+ exi/+1  
pe]-support programs among heal? c>e    
pr(essionals2 or  7,d7 provid+ m5tal    
heal? c>e1 foll[-up s]vices & c>e1 or   
ref]ral = su* s]vices & c>e1 z          
appropriate4  7#c7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+   
grants "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y   
%all give priority to eligible entities 
9 heal? pr(essional %ortage areas or    
rural areas4  7c7 ,tra9+ grants ,!      
,secret>y may e/abli% a program to aw>d 

grants to heal? pr(essions s*ools1      
academic heal? c5t]s1 ,/ate or local    
gov]nm5ts1 ,indian ,tribes or ,tribal   
organizations1 or o!r appropriate public
 or private nonpr(it entities 7or       
consortia ( entities1 includ+ entities  
promot+ multidiscipl9>y approa*es7 to   
support ! tra9+ ( heal? c>e /ud5ts1     
resid5ts1 or heal? c>e pr(essionals 9   
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ /rategies 
to address m5tal & sub/ance use disord]s
 & improve m5tal heal? & resili5cy among
 heal? c>e pr(essionals4  7d7 ,grant    
t]ms ,a grant aw>d$ "u subsection 7b7 or
 7c7 %all be = a p]iod ( #c ye>s4  7e7  
,application submission ,an entity seek+
 a grant "u subsection 7b7 or 7c7 %all  
submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su*
 in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4   
7f7 ,report+ ,an entity aw>d$ a grant "u
 subsection 7b7 or 7c7 %all p]iodically 
submit to ! ,secret>y a report evaluat+ 
! activities support$ by ! grant4  7g7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 

out ?is section & section #e ( ! ,dr4   
,lorna ,bre5 ,heal? ,c>e ,provid]       
,protection ,act1 !re are au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ #ce1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbd4  4  #e4 ,review 
) respect to heal? c>e pr(essional m5tal
 heal? & resili5cy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) relevant    
/akehold]s1 %all conduct a review &1 n  
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 submit a report to ,congress
 relat$ to improv+ heal? c>e pr(essional
 m5tal heal? & resili5cy & ! outcomes ( 
programs au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act4  7b7     
,consid]ations ,! review "u subsection  
7a7 %all take into acc\nt-- 7#a7 !      
preval5ce & sev]ity ( m5tal heal?       
conditions among heal? pr(essionals1 &  
factors t contribute to ^? m5tal heal?  
conditions2  7#b7 b>ri]s to seek+ &     
access+ m5tal heal? c>e = heal? c>e     
pr(essionals1 :i* may include           
consid]ation ( /igma & lic5s+ conc]ns1 &
 actions tak5 by ,/ate lic5s+ bo>ds1    
s*ools = heal? pr(essionals1 heal? c>e  

pr(essional tra9+ associations1 hospital
 associations1 or o!r organizations1 z  
appropriate1 to address su* b>ri]s2     
7#c7 ! impact ( ! ,,covid-#ai public    
heal? em]g5cy on ! m5tal heal? ( heal?  
c>e pr(essionals & lessons le>n$ =      
future public heal? em]g5cies2  7#d7    
factors t promote m5tal heal? &         
resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals1 
includ+ programs or /rategies to /r5g!n 
m5tal heal? & resili5cy among heal? c>e 
pr(essionals2 &  7#e7 ! efficacy ( heal?
 pr(essional tra9+ programs t promote   
resili5cy & improve m5tal heal?4  7c7   
,recomm5dations ,! review "u subsection 
7a71 z appropriate1 %all id5tify be/    
practices relat$ to1 & make             
recomm5dations to address-- 7#a7 improv+
 m5tal heal? & resili5cy among heal? c>e
 pr(essionals2  7#b7 remov+ b>ri]s to   
m5tal heal? c>e = heal? c>e             
pr(essionals2 &  7#c7 /rategies to      
promote resili5cy among heal? c>e       
pr(essionals 9 heal? c>e sett+s4  #f4   
,,gao report ,n lat] ?an #d ye>s aft] ! 

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all report to ,congress on ! ext5t to  
:i* ,f$]al sub/ance use disord] & m5tal 
heal? grant programs address ! preval5ce
 & sev]ity ( m5tal heal? conditions &   
sub/ance use disord]s among heal?       
pr(essionals4 ,su* report %all include  
an analysis ( available evid5ce & data  
relat$ to su* conditions & programs1 &  
%all assess :e!r !re are duplicative    
goals & objectives among su* grant      
programs4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,augu/ #f    
7legislative day1 ,augu/ #e71           
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