Search Results: keywords:"mental health recovery"

  • S. 1329 — To address the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,427

    S. 1329, known as the "Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery Support Act" or "PEER Support Act," aims to combat shortages in the behavioral health workforce by supporting peer support specialists. It defines a peer support specialist as someone with personal or familial...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 1329 is a plan to help people who have had problems with mental health or drugs to work as special helpers, called peer support specialists, for others going through the same things. The bill tries to set up a new office to make sure these helpers are trained and supported properly.

  • H. R. 7212 — To address the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,442

    H. R. 7212, also known as the PEER Support Act, aims to address shortages in the behavioral health workforce by supporting peer support specialists. This bill defines a peer support specialist as someone with lived experience of recovery from mental health or...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 7212, called the PEER Support Act, wants to make sure there are enough people who can help others with mental health or addiction problems by supporting special helpers called peer support specialists, who have been through similar experiences themselves. It also plans to create a new office to help these specialists and make it easier for them to get jobs, even if they've had past troubles.