FACT Pilot Program Act

This bill would require the federal Department of Health and Human Services to set up a 5-year pilot program giving grants to states and local governments that already run or partner with forensic assertive community treatment team programs. These programs provide round-the-clock mental health care, addiction treatment, job training, and housing help to people with serious mental illness who are involved with the criminal justice system. Grant recipients could use the money directly or pass it to nonprofits and other providers to serve more people. The bill also directs the department to seek a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on how to measure these programs' results and costs, with a report due within 18 months, and authorizes $1,500,000 for that study.

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Sponsors

• Alma S. Adams Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors