Establishes a grant program for nonprofit organizations at high risk of hate crimes to address mental health needs.
The bill establishes a grant program for nonprofit organizations at high risk of hate crimes to address mental health needs. The grants will support programming such as mental health first aid training, culturally responsive referral programs, and community education to destigmatize mental health supports. The Department of Mental Health will distribute the grants equitably across the Commonwealth and in correlation with the types of bias in the previous year's hate crime report.
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