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Crisis Services Data Collection in Shortage Areas
Requires the federal government to collect and publish data comparing availability and need for mental health crisis services in medically underserved areas, including counts of crisis call centers, mobile teams, and stabilization facilities.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects residents and service providers within health professional shortage areas, a narrow geographic and demographic subset of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No appropriation or dollar amount is attached to this data collection mandate.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory duty on the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect and publish specific crisis services data, binding agency conduct rather than changing substantive rights across the regulated population.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low Mandatory 'shall' language with a defined list of required data elements leaves the Secretary of Health and Human Services little discretion in whether or what to collect.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The obligation is limited to a recurring administrative reporting duty with no new enforcement mechanism, penalties, or compliance infrastructure.
- Temporal Commitment High The requirement carries no expiration date or reauthorization trigger, so it persists indefinitely until Congress acts to repeal it.
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Behavioral Health Workforce Grants Expanded to Crisis Training
Expands existing federal behavioral health workforce education grants to explicitly include training for crisis call centers, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization programs, and permits remote field practicums such as call, text, or chat crisis responders.
- Population Scope Medium Reaches behavioral health training institutions, students across social work and related fields, and the broader crisis response workforce — a sizable professional sector but well under a quarter of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium Authorizes $50M per year for FY2026–2030 for the general program plus an additional $10M per year for FY2027–2031 for crisis workforce development — meaningful recurring discretionary spending but not a large-scale mandatory entitlement.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Expands eligibility for an existing grant program by inserting crisis management as a covered purpose across four grant categories, broadening statutory entitlements without fundamentally restructuring the program.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium The Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) retains broad discretion in awarding grants within the newly expanded eligibility categories, with no mandated allocation formula beyond the dollar ceilings per grant type.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Grant program administration involves routine grantee oversight with no new enforcement mechanism, penalties, or compliance infrastructure imposed on recipients.
- Temporal Commitment Low Both the main authorization (FY2026–2030) and the crisis supplement (FY2027–2031) carry fixed end dates within ten years, self-terminating unless Congress reauthorizes them.
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Minority Fellowship Program Expanded to Crisis Management
Expands a federal minority fellowship program to include postgraduate training in crisis management settings such as crisis call centers, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization facilities, alongside existing mental health and substance use fields.
- Population Scope Low Directly targets minority postbaccalaureate students in behavioral health fields pursuing crisis management training — a narrow, specialized subset of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low Authorizes $10M per year for FY2027–2031 for the new crisis fellowship stream, a modest discretionary appropriation over a five-year window.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Adds crisis management as a new eligible training category within an existing fellowship program, creating new statutory eligibility for a defined class of applicants without restructuring the underlying program.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium The Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) retains discretion in selecting fellows and structuring awards within the new crisis management category, with the statute specifying eligible settings but not award criteria.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Fellowship administration involves standard grant oversight with no new enforcement mechanism, penalties, or compliance infrastructure.
- Temporal Commitment Low The crisis fellowship funding stream expires at the end of FY2031, self-terminating within ten years unless Congress extends it.
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Summary
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to strengthen the mental health crisis response workforce. It requires the federal government to collect and publish data on the availability of crisis services in underserved areas, expands fellowship programs to train more minority mental health professionals in crisis care settings, and broadens workforce education grants to include training for crisis call centers, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization facilities. New funding is authorized for both the fellowship and training programs.
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Core Policy Mechanism Top 3
Crisis Services Data Collection in Shortage Areas
Requires the federal government to collect and publish data comparing availability and need for mental health crisis services in medically underserved areas, including counts of crisis call centers, mobile teams, and stabilization facilities.
- Population Scope Low Directly affects residents and service providers within health professional shortage areas, a narrow geographic and demographic subset of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low No appropriation or dollar amount is attached to this data collection mandate.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Creates a new statutory duty on the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect and publish specific crisis services data, binding agency conduct rather than changing substantive rights across the regulated population.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Low Mandatory 'shall' language with a defined list of required data elements leaves the Secretary of Health and Human Services little discretion in whether or what to collect.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low The obligation is limited to a recurring administrative reporting duty with no new enforcement mechanism, penalties, or compliance infrastructure.
- Temporal Commitment High The requirement carries no expiration date or reauthorization trigger, so it persists indefinitely until Congress acts to repeal it.
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Core Policy Mechanism
Crisis Services Data Collection in Shortage Areas
Core Policy Mechanism Top 3
Behavioral Health Workforce Grants Expanded to Crisis Training
Expands existing federal behavioral health workforce education grants to explicitly include training for crisis call centers, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization programs, and permits remote field practicums such as call, text, or chat crisis responders.
- Population Scope Medium Reaches behavioral health training institutions, students across social work and related fields, and the broader crisis response workforce — a sizable professional sector but well under a quarter of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Medium Authorizes $50M per year for FY2026–2030 for the general program plus an additional $10M per year for FY2027–2031 for crisis workforce development — meaningful recurring discretionary spending but not a large-scale mandatory entitlement.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Expands eligibility for an existing grant program by inserting crisis management as a covered purpose across four grant categories, broadening statutory entitlements without fundamentally restructuring the program.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium The Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) retains broad discretion in awarding grants within the newly expanded eligibility categories, with no mandated allocation formula beyond the dollar ceilings per grant type.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Grant program administration involves routine grantee oversight with no new enforcement mechanism, penalties, or compliance infrastructure imposed on recipients.
- Temporal Commitment Low Both the main authorization (FY2026–2030) and the crisis supplement (FY2027–2031) carry fixed end dates within ten years, self-terminating unless Congress reauthorizes them.
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Behavioral Health Workforce Grants Expanded to Crisis Training
Core Policy Mechanism Top 3
Minority Fellowship Program Expanded to Crisis Management
Expands a federal minority fellowship program to include postgraduate training in crisis management settings such as crisis call centers, mobile crisis teams, and crisis stabilization facilities, alongside existing mental health and substance use fields.
- Population Scope Low Directly targets minority postbaccalaureate students in behavioral health fields pursuing crisis management training — a narrow, specialized subset of the U.S. population.
- Budgetary Magnitude Low Authorizes $10M per year for FY2027–2031 for the new crisis fellowship stream, a modest discretionary appropriation over a five-year window.
- Legal / Regulatory Depth Medium Adds crisis management as a new eligible training category within an existing fellowship program, creating new statutory eligibility for a defined class of applicants without restructuring the underlying program.
- Degree of Discretion Granted Medium The Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) retains discretion in selecting fellows and structuring awards within the new crisis management category, with the statute specifying eligible settings but not award criteria.
- Implementation & Enforcement Burden Low Fellowship administration involves standard grant oversight with no new enforcement mechanism, penalties, or compliance infrastructure.
- Temporal Commitment Low The crisis fellowship funding stream expires at the end of FY2031, self-terminating within ten years unless Congress extends it.
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Minority Fellowship Program Expanded to Crisis Management
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