Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§5183 Crisis counseling assistance and training
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 68— - DISASTER RELIEF › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - MAJOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS › § 5183
Summary
The President can pay for professional counseling and training to help people whose mental health is harmed by a major disaster. State, local, and private groups, including nonprofit and recovery organizations, must make sure their counselors and disaster workers are properly trained to help communities and people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §5183
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(a)The President is authorized to provide professional counseling services, including financial assistance to State or local agencies or private mental health organizations to provide such services or training of disaster workers, to victims of major disasters in order to relieve mental health problems caused or aggravated by such major disaster or its aftermath.
(b)Each State, local agency, or private mental health organization providing professional counseling services described in subsection (a) shall ensure that, any individual providing professional counseling services to victims of a major disaster as authorized under subsection (a), including individuals working for nonprofit partners and recovery organizations, is appropriately trained to address impacts from major disasters in communities, and to individuals, with socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 416 of Pub. L. 93–288 was renumbered section 419 by Pub. L. 100–707 and is classified to section 5186 of this title.
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–251 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). 1988—Pub. L. 100–707 struck out “(through the National Institute of Mental Health)” after “authorized”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2022 Amendment Pub. L. 117–251, § 7(b), Dec. 20, 2022, 136 Stat. 2357, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2022].”
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 5183
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73