Establishes a Public Safety Mental Health Fellowship Program to train mental health professionals in treating emergency response providers.
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a Public Safety Mental Health Fellowship Program. The program will award fellowships to mental health and substance use disorder treatment professionals for postbaccalaureate training. The fellowships aim to increase knowledge on prevention, treatment, and recovery support for emergency response providers. The program also seeks to improve the quality of mental health services for these providers and increase the number of culturally competent professionals.
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