Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

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Introduced

11 May 2011

Last action

20 May 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summary

Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants to eligible institutions of higher education to improve mental and behavioral health services and outreach on college and university campuses. Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to programs that: (1) demonstrate the greatest need, (2) propose effective approaches for initiating or expanding campus services, (3) target underserved and at-risk populations, (4) coordinate with a community mental health center or other community mental health resources, (5) identify how the college or university will address psychiatric emergencies, and (6) demonstrate the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. Allows the Secretary to provide technical assistance to grantees. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to convene an interagency, public-private sector working group to plan, establish, and begin coordinating and evaluating a targeted public education campaign that is designed to focus on mental and behavioral health on college campuses. Requires the Secretary to establish the College Campus Task Force to discuss mental and behavioral health concerns on college and university campuses.

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Timeline

11 May 2011
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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11 May 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 May 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
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13 May 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
20 May 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1833
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1833
us · 112-hr-1833 · source updated 23 March 2026