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Field addresses pros, cons of HEROES Act, calls for more funding for BH
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32372
Subject(s) - covid-19 , mental health , addiction , substance abuse , stimulus (psychology) , political science , business , public administration , psychiatry , medicine , psychology , psychotherapist , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
A proposal passed by the U.S. House of Representatives May 15 would provide $3 billion in emergency funds allocated to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for states and local communities to address mental health and addiction services during the COVID‐19 crisis. The $3 trillion proposal for H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), is considered “Phase Four” in the series of stimulus and relief packages following the COVID‐19 crisis.