,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #be1 #bjbc,mr4   
,padilla 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m55dez7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to provide = a behavioral &
 m5tal heal? outrea* & education /rategy
 to r$uce /igma associat$ ) m5tal heal? 
among ! ,hispanic & ,lat9o population1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? =    
,lat9os ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,hispanic &  
,lat9o behavioral & m5tal heal? outrea* 
& education /rategy ,"p ,d ( title ,v ( 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd et seq47 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#eec4 ,behavioral & m5tal heal? outrea* 
& education /rategy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant       
,secret>y1 %all1 9 coord9ation )        
advocacy & behavioral & m5tal heal?     

organizations s]v+ populations (        
,hispanic & ,lat9o individuals or       
communities1 develop & implem5t an      
outrea* & education /rategy to promote  
behavioral & m5tal heal? & r$uce /igma  
associat$ ) m5tal heal? conditions &    
sub/ance abuse among ! ,hispanic &      
,lat9o populations4 ,su* /rategy %all-- 
7#a7 be design$ to-- 7,a7 meet ! div]se 
cultural & language ne$s ( ! v>i\s      
,hispanic & ,lat9o populations2 &  7,b7 
be developm5tally & age-appropriate2    
7#b7 increase aw>5ess ( symptoms ( m5tal
 illnesses common among su* populations1
 tak+ into acc\nt diff]5ces )9 subgr\ps1
 su* z g5d]1 g5d] id5tity1 age1 sexual  
ori5tation1 or race or e?nicity1 ( su*  
populations2  7#c7 provide in=mation on 
evid5ce-bas$1 culturally & l+ui/ically  
appropriate & adapt$ int]v5tions &      
treatm5ts2  7#d7 ensure full            
p>ticipation (1 & engage1 bo? consum]s &
 community memb]s 9 ! developm5t &      
implem5tation ( mat]ials2  7#e7 seek to 
broad5 ! p]spective among bo?           

individuals 9 ,hispanic & ,lat9o        
communities & /akehold]s s]v+ su*       
communities to use a compreh5sive public
 heal? approa* to promot+ behavioral    
heal? t addresses a holi/ic view ( heal?
 by focus+ on ! int]section betwe5      
behavioral & physical heal?2 &  7#f7    
address ! impact ( ! ,,s>s-,co,v-#b     
p&emic on ! m5tal & behavioral heal? ( !
 ,hispanic & ,lat9o populations4  7b7   
,reports ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section &     
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y1 %all submit
 to ,congress1 & make publicly          
available1 a report on ! ext5t to :i* ! 
/rategy develop$ & implem5t$ "u         
subsection 7a7 improv$ behavioral &     
m5tal heal? outcomes associat$ ) m5tal  
heal? conditions & sub/ance abuse among 
,hispanic & ,lat9o populations4  7c7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #a1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>     
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