MINDS Act

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Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act or the MINDS Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 9, 2023

Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act or the MINDS Act

This bill authorizes and requires certain actions by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to integrate mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) activities across U.S. development and foreign assistance programs.

The bill authorizes USAID to appoint an MHPSS coordinator. The coordinator's duties include (1) guiding, overseeing, and directing MHPSS programming and integration across U.S. foreign assistance programming; and (2) promoting best practices, coordination, and reporting in MHPSS across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs. Focus populations for the coordinator include adult caretakers, children separated from a family unit, and displaced populations.

In addition, the bill establishes a working group comprised of representatives from relevant USAID bureaus, the Department of State, and other federal agencies. The purpose of the working group is to ensure continuity and integration of MHPSS across U.S. development and humanitarian assistance programs.

The provisions of the bill expire five years after enactment.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: MINDS Act

Also known as: Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act

Latest action (Mar 9, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 9, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.