CRISIS CARE COORDINATION.

SEC. 1122. CRISIS CARE COORDINATION.(a) Strengthening Community Crisis Response Systems.—Section 520F of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–37) is amended to read as follows:“SEC. 520F. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM.“(a) In General.—The Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary will award competitive grants to States, localities, territories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations to establish new, or enhance existing, mobile crisis response teams that divert the response for mental health and substance use disorder crises from law enforcement to mobile crisis teams, as described in subsection (b). “(b) Mobile Crisis Teams Described.—A mobile crisis team, for purposes of this section, is a team of individuals—“(1) that is available to respond to individuals in mental health and substance use disorder crises and provide immediate stabilization, referrals to community-based mental health and substance use disorder services and supports, and triage to a higher level of care if medically necessary;136 STAT. 5651 “(2) which may include licensed counselors, clinical social workers, physicians, paramedics, crisis workers, peer support specialists, or other qualified individuals; and “(3) which may provide support to divert mental health and substance use disorder crisis calls from the 9–1–1 system to the 9–8–8 system. “(c) Priority.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize applications which account for the specific needs of the communities to be served, including children and families, veterans, rural and underserved populations, and other groups at increased risk of death from suicide or overdose. “(d) Report.—“(1) Initial report.—Not later than September 30, 2024, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on steps taken by States, localities, territories, Indian Tribes, and Tribal organizations prior to the date of enactment of this section to strengthen the partnerships among mental health providers, substance use disorder treatment providers, primary care physicians, mental health and substance use disorder crisis teams, paramedics, law enforcement officers, and other first responders. “(2) Progress reports.—Not later than one year after the date on which the first grant is awarded to carry out this section, and for each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the grants made during the year covered by the report, which shall include—“(A) impact data on the teams and people served by such programs, including demographic information of individuals served, volume, and types of service utilization; “(B) outcomes of the number of linkages made to community-based resources or short-term crisis receiving and stabilization facilities, as applicable, and diversion from law enforcement or hospital emergency department settings; “(C) data consistent with the State block grant requirements for continuous evaluation and quality improvement, and other relevant data as determined by the Secretary; “(D) identification and, where appropriate, recommendations of best practices from States and localities providing mobile crisis response and stabilization services for youth and adults; and “(E) identification of any opportunities for improvements to the program established under this section. “(e) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.” . (b) Mental Health Awareness Training Grants.—(1) In general.—Section 520J(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–41(b)) is amended—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “Indian tribes, tribal organizations” and inserting “Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations”; (B) in paragraph (4), by striking “Indian tribe, tribal organization” and inserting “Indian Tribe, Tribal organization”; (C) in paragraph (5)—136 STAT. 5652(i) by striking “Indian tribe, tribal organization” and inserting “Indian Tribe, Tribal organization”; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking “and” at the end; (iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (iv) by adding at the end the following:“(C) suicide intervention and prevention.” ; (D) in paragraph (6), by striking “Indian tribe, tribal organization” and inserting “Indian Tribe, Tribal organization”; (E) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); (F) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:“(7) Technical assistance.—The Secretary may provide technical assistance to grantees in carrying out this section, which may include assistance with—“(A) program evaluation and related activities, including related data collection and reporting; “(B) implementing and disseminating evidence-based practices and programs; and “(C) facilitating collaboration among grantees.” ; and (G) in paragraph (8), as so redesignated, by striking “$14,693,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022” and inserting “$24,963,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027”. (2) Technical corrections.—Section 520J(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–41(b)) is amended—(A) in the heading of paragraph (2), by striking “Emergency Services Personnel” and inserting “Emergency services personnel”; and (B) in the heading of paragraph (3), by striking “Distribution of Awards” and inserting “Distribution of awards”. (c) Adult Suicide Prevention.—Section 520L of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–43) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in paragraph (1)—(i) by striking “individuals who are 25 years of age or older” and inserting “adult individuals”; and (ii) by inserting “prevention” after “raise awareness of suicide”; and (B) in paragraph (2)—(i) by striking “Indian tribe” each place it appears and inserting “Indian Tribe”; and (ii) by striking “tribal organization” each place it appears and inserting “Tribal organization”; and (C) by amending paragraph (3)(C) to read as follows:“(C) Raising awareness of suicide prevention resources and promoting help seeking among those at risk for suicide.” ; (2) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (C) by adding at the end the following:136 STAT. 5653 “(3) identify best practices, as applicable, to improve the identification, assessment, treatment, and timely transition, as appropriate, to additional or follow-up care for individuals in emergency departments who are at risk for suicide and enhance the coordination of care for such individuals during and after discharge, in support of activities under subsection (a).” ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking “$30,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022” and inserting “$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027”.