Hearing on "Communities in Need: Legislation to Support Mental Health and Well-Being"
The Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hybrid legislative hearing that included both in-person and remote attendance on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 10:15 a.m. This hearing took place in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely using Cisco Webex online video conferencing. The hearing is entitled, "Communities in Need: Legislation to Support Mental Health and Well-Being."
Key Documents
Memorandum from Chairman Pallone to the Subcommittee on Health
Opening Statement from Chairman Pallone as prepared for delivery
Opening Statement from Subcommittee Chairwoman Eshoo as prepared for delivery
Livestream
Legislation
H.R. 2376, the “Excellence in Recovery Housing Act”
H.R. 2929, the “Virtual Peer Support Act”
H.R. 4251, “Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021”
H.R. 4944, “Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021”
H.R. 5218, the “Collaborate in an Orderly and Cohesive Manner”
H.R. 7073, the “Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health Act”
H.R. 7076, the “Supporting Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022”
H.R. 7232, the “9–8–8 and Parity Assistance Act of 2022”
H.R. 7233, the “Keeping Incarceration Discharges Streamlined for Children and Accommodating Resources in Education Act” or the “KIDS CARES Act”
H.R. 7234, the “Summer Barrow Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Act”
H.R. 7235, the “Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act of 2022”
H.R. 7236, the “Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act of 2022”
H.R. 7237, the “Reauthorizing Evidence-based and Crisis Help Initiatives Needed to Generate Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act of 2022” or the “REACHING Improved Mental Health Outcomes for Patients Act of 2022”
H.R. 7238, the “Timely Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Act of 2022”
H.R. 7241, the “Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act”
H.R. 7248, the “Continuing Systems of Care for Children Act”
H.R. 7249, the "Anna Westin Legacy Act of 2022"
H.R. 7254, the “Mental Health Justice and Parity Act of 2022”
H.R. 7255, the “Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act”
Witnesses
Panel I
Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Carole Johnson, M.A.
Administrator
Health Resources and Services Administration
Panel II
Rebecca W. Brendel, M.D., J.D.
President-Elect
American Psychiatric Association
Sandy L. Chung, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.H.E.
President-Elect
American Academy of Pediatrics
Steven Adelsheim, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Director
Stanford Center for Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford Children's Health
Debra Pinals, M.D.
Medical Director, Behavioral Health and Forensic Programs
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
On behalf of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
Cassandra Price, M.B.A.
Director, Office of Addictive Diseases
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
On behalf of the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
LeVail W. Smith, C.P.S.S.
Peer Support Specialist Instructor and Mentor