Recidivism Reduction Act

Excellence in Mental Health Act (S.264/H.R. 1263), all provisions related to expanding access to mental health and addictions care by supporting FQCBHCs in treating all individuals regardless of their ability to pay, with a comprehensive array of outpatient behavioral health servicesMental Health First Aid Act of 2013 (S. 153/H.R. 274), all provisions related to authorizing a demonstration program to train college faculty and staff in Mental Health First Aid, a community education program that helps people identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and addictions and deal with psychiatric crises Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 (S.689), all provisions related to encouraging the development of school-wide prevention programs including positive behavioral interventions to create positive conditions for learning in schools, as well as identification of students in need of support. Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (S. 1517/H.R. 2957), all provisions related to expanding federal incentive payments for the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records to behavioral health providers and facilities Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Reauthorization of 2013 (S. 116/H.R. 2734), all provisions related to amending the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and revise a research, training, and technical assistance resource center to prevent suicides (the Suicide Prevention Resource Center), expanding the program's focus from youth suicides to suicides among all ages, and repealing authority for grants to establish research, training, and technical assistance centers related to mental health, substance abuse and the justice system. Recidivism Reduction Act (H.R. 3123), all provisions related to ensuring prompt access to Supplemental Security Income, Social Security disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions.