Create and fund a federal grant program to establish, operate, and expand behavioral health crisis care centers nationwide.

The bill establishes a new federal grant program through the Department of Health and Human Services to help states, counties, cities, tribal governments, and territories create and sustain local crisis care facilities.

Smith introduced legislation to create an HHS grant program supporting local behavioral health crisis care facilities.

Rep. Adam Smith Introduces Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act to Strengthen the Nation’s Mental Health Response System | Congressman Adam Smith
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