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Bill would improve MH service access for BIPOC communities
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.32501
Subject(s) - mental health , legislation , indigenous , mental health act , service (business) , business , health services , substance abuse , community health , public administration , nursing , political science , environmental health , medicine , psychiatry , public health , marketing , law , population , ecology , biology
Several health, civil rights and mental health organizations this month announced their support of legislation that would improve access to mental health services for Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities. The bill, introduced by two members of the House, would fund these services under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin‐istration (SAMHSA) Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Program.