BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SR 86| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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. SR 86 Page 2 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 **** END **** SR 86 Page 3