Bill · S. 1266· Senate(119-S-1266)
Youth Mental Health Research Act
- Introduced
- 4/2/2025
- Last activity
- 4/2/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Amy Klobuchar
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Youth Mental Health Research Act aims to create a new research initiative within the National Institutes of Health. This initiative would be led by the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. It involves collaboration between several national research institutes and centers to focus on youth mental health. The goal is to encourage both fundamental and applied research in this field. Finally, the bill authorizes specific funding for these efforts over several fiscal years.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this put more money into medical research?+8
The bill authorizes $100,000,000 annually from 2025 through 2030 for mental health research.
Would children be better off under this?+7
The bill focuses on improving mental health research and community care capacity for youth.
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+7
The bill funds a research initiative specifically designed to improve the targeting and delivery of mental health interventions for youth.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Community Support: The bill seeks to fund research into social, behavioral, cognitive, and developmental areas to build resilience and help communities better identify and care for youth who are at risk or in crisis (Section 2, subsection a, paragraph 1).
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Better Mental Health Services: The initiative aims to improve how mental health interventions are targeted and delivered in the actual places where youth live, play, work, and learn, such as clinical and community settings (Section 2, subsection a, paragraph 2).
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Dedicated Funding: The bill authorizes $100,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030 to carry out these research efforts (Section 2, subsection b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+7Good For Young Adults+4Good For Low Income Households+3Good For African Americans+2Good For Hispanic Americans+2Good For Urban Residents+2
- Healthcare
- Increases Research Funding+8Improves Mental Health Access+7
- 4/2/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Katie BrittRepublican · Alabama