Expanding Trauma-Informed Mental Health Care for Immigrants and Border Agents.
This Act aims to improve mental health support for newly arriving immigrants, particularly those affected by trauma, through mandatory screenings and crisis interventions. It also mandates training for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to manage job-related stress and better identify mental health issues in migrants. A significant change is the protection of immigrant mental health records, preventing their use in asylum or deportation proceedings.
Key points
Mandatory training for CBP agents on identifying trauma in immigrants and providing crisis intervention using a trauma-informed approach.
Requirement to assign at least one bilingual, qualified mental health expert to every CBP facility.
Prohibition on sharing immigrant mental health records (obtained in federal custody) with DHS for use in asylum or deportation decisions.
Status:
Expired
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