Immediate Mental Health Support After Disasters: Mobile Units and Grants.
This act mandates the immediate deployment of mobile mental health crisis units to areas affected by major disasters, providing specialized counseling for up to two years. It also authorizes $44 million annually in grants for state and tribal governments to expand local behavioral health treatment and crisis services for victims. The goal is to ensure rapid, culturally appropriate psychological support following catastrophic events.
Key points
FEMA must immediately deploy mobile units staffed by trained professionals to offer free mental health counseling to disaster victims for up to two years.
$44 million is authorized annually for grants to states and tribal governments to fund local behavioral health services, screenings, and crisis hotlines.
A new research program will study the long-term effects of major disasters on mental health and substance use disorders across different socioeconomic groups.
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