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119-s-2445119th CongressWALLET

Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a federal grant program to build community mental wellness and resilience. It would fund planning and program grants and require a public health approach to preventing and healing mental health and psychosocial problems.

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  • Families and youth: Funded programs must help adults and youth build resilience, teach trauma-informed and self-administerable wellness skills, and expand nonclinical group prevention and recovery options in communities.
  • Community organizations and rural areas: Eligible nonprofits and community groups can get planning grants up to $250,000 and program grants up to $500,000 per year for up to four years. Twenty percent of annual funds must be reserved for rural areas.
  • Federal support and accountability: The Department of Health and Human Services would give technical assistance, share best practices, and report to Congress by December 31, 2030 on grantee activities, outcomes, and lessons learned.

*Authorizes $36 million for FY2026 through FY2030 and limits technical assistance spending to 5 percent of annual funds.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Grants for local mental wellness

If enacted, this bill would create a competitive grant program for community mental wellness and resilience. It would authorize $36 million for fiscal years 2026–2030. Program grants could be up to $500,000 per year for up to four years. Planning grants could be up to $250,000 each. Twenty percent of each year’s money would go to rural-area grants. Up to 5% of yearly funds could pay for technical assistance from the Secretary.

Rules for community resilience networks

If enacted, the bill would define who can form a resilience coordinating network. Each network would need representatives from at least five listed types of groups, such as schools, faith groups, businesses, social and health professionals, and people with lived experience. Funded programs would have to use a public-health prevention approach. They would collect resident and quantitative data, identify and strengthen protective factors, and develop culturally and developmentally appropriate strategic plans. Plans must include activities like building social connections, improving local conditions, teaching trauma-informed and self-help skills, and supporting nonclinical group recovery programs.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 7/24/2025

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 7/24/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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