Youth Mental Health Research Act
Sponsored By: Representative Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a coordinated NIH initiative for youth mental health research. This bill would establish a new Collaborative Research on Youth Mental Health program at NIH, led by the National Institute of Mental Health and working with the child health and minority health institutes to support research that builds resilience and improves how care reaches young people.
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- Families and youth: Would fund studies to build resilience and help communities identify and support youth who are at risk or in crisis.
- Schools, clinics, and communities: Would support research to improve the targeting and delivery of mental health interventions where youth live, learn, and play.
- Researchers and federal health institutes: Would set up a coordinated NIH initiative led by NIMH and conducted with NICHD and NIMHD to align foundational and applied youth mental health research.
*Authorizes $100 million per year from 2025 through 2030, totaling $600 million in authorized funding for the initiative.*
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More youth mental health research funding
If enacted, the National Institutes of Health would create a Youth Mental Health Research Initiative. The National Institute of Mental Health would lead it, working with child health and minority health institutes. The research would help communities spot and support youth at risk and improve how care is delivered in clinics, schools, and other community settings. The bill would authorize $100 million each year for fiscal years 2025 through 2030.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Cosponsors
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 4/1/2025
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Escobar
TX • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/30/2026
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