Schools would get more federal money to offer mental health and substance abuse help to students.
This bill, called the ASSIST Act, would make it easier for schools to offer mental health and substance abuse services to students. It would give states more federal money for these services and create a grant program to hire more counselors and specialists in schools. This aims to increase access to care for children and teens where they spend much of their time.
Today, states receive different levels of federal funding for Medicaid services, and there isn't a special higher rate for mental health and substance use disorder services in schools. If this bill passes, states would get 90 percent federal funding for these specific school-based services. This 90 percent would only apply if it's higher than what they would normally receive. A new grant program would also help schools hire more care providers. This would take effect about a year after the bill becomes law.
S 2050 · 119th Congress · June 12, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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