Youth Mental Health Research Act establishes a research initiative in NIH to improve youth mental health.
The Youth Mental Health Research Act establishes a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative in the National Institutes of Health. This initiative will encourage collaborative research focusing on social, behavioral, cognitive, and developmental aspects to build resilience and improve community capacity to identify and care for at-risk or crisis-affected youth. It also aims to enhance the targeting and delivery of mental health interventions in settings where youth live, play, work, and learn. Funding of $100 million annually from 2025 to 2030 is authorized for this purpose.
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