Peer to Peer Mental Health Support Act

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Introduced 2025-09-15Topic: public health · education · health care

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This bill would allow the federal Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, working with the Secretary of Education, to run a pilot program that gives competitive awards to states, local governments, territories, and Indian Tribes. The money would support evidence-based mental health peer support activities for high school students, which may include training for students and adult supervisors. A school-based mental health professional must oversee these activities, and student education records would keep existing federal privacy protections. The Assistant Secretary would evaluate the program, report results to Congress, and provide technical assistance to applicants. The program would end on September 30, 2029.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-09-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-09-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-09-15		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-09-15		Introduced in House	introduce

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