H766

Expand Access to Teen Mental Health First Aid

Introduced·4/3/25

North Carolina H766 allocates $1,873,863 to expand Teen Mental Health First Aid training for high school students.

North Carolina H766 provides funding to the Department of Health and Human Services to expand Teen Mental Health First Aid training. This training, aimed at teens in grades nine through twelve, teaches them to identify and respond to mental health and substance use challenges among peers. The curriculum includes recognizing signs and symptoms and connecting teens with adults for support. The funding will support the expansion of this program, which has already trained 1,519 teens and established a cohort of 68 instructors. The act becomes effective July 1, 2025.

Included in complete analysis

  • Overview
  • Core Provisions
  • Implementation
  • Impact
  • Legal Framework
  • Critical Issues

See what it does, who it affects, and the critical issues in plain language. Free, 30 seconds.

Where it stands

Current
Appropriations Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
25
7
RRRRRRR
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Apr 7, 2025

House

Passed 1st Reading

Apr 7, 2025

House

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

Apr 3, 2025

House

Filed