# 119-s-2445: Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2025

119-s-2445, Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2445
- Congress: 119
- Title: Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for local mental wellness: benefit, low. 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…
- Rules for community resilience networks: benefit, low. 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 ha…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2445 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2445)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2445 (as of 2025-12-21).