H.R. 10712
First Responder Behavioral Health Access Act
Summary:
• Amends the Public Health Service Act to make qualified emergency response providers (including public safety telecommunicators) eligible institutions under the existing mental and behavioral health education and training grant program
• Establishes a 3-year pilot program awarding grants to states, local/regional public health departments, behavioral health agencies, or nonprofits to support the behavioral health needs of first responders through embedded clinicians and peer-to-peer counseling programs
• Authorizes $10,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2029 to carry out the Act
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• Establishes a 3-year pilot program awarding grants to states, local/regional public health departments, behavioral health agencies, or nonprofits to support the behavioral health needs of first responders through embedded clinicians and peer-to-peer counseling programs
• Authorizes $10,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2029 to carry out the Act
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