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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  SR 86
          Author:   Beall (D)
          Introduced:8/11/16  
          Vote:     Majority  

           SUBJECT:   Mental Health


          SOURCE:    Author


          DIGEST:          This resolution requests the Congress of the United  
          States to pass the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act  
          of 2016 (H.R. 2646), and further requests President Barack Obama  
          to sign that legislation.
          ANALYSIS:   This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:


          1)The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016 (the  
            act) would make available needed psychiatric, psychological,  
            and supportive services for individuals with mental illness  
            and families in mental health crisis.


          2)The act would enhance crisis response services, increase  
            mental health workforce, promote early intervention for mental  
            illness, and support integration of mental health, substance  
            use, and primary care.


          3)Mental illness affects all segments of society, and can have a  
            devastating effect on the lives and families it touches,  
            especially if left untreated.









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          4)Nearly 10 million Americans have serious mental illness, but  
            millions are going without treatment as families struggle to  
            find care for their loved ones.


          This resolution requests the Congress of the United States to  
          pass the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016  
          (H.R. 2646), and further requests President Barack Obama to sign  
          that legislation.


          FISCAL EFFECT:   Appropriation:    No          Fiscal  
          Com.:NoLocal:    No


          SUPPORT:   (Verified8/16/16)


          None received


          OPPOSITION:   (Verified8/16/16)


          None received





          Prepared by:  Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
          8/16/16 17:38:52


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