The Pride In Mental Health Act of 2024 establishes a federal grant program to fund mental health services specifically for LGBTQ+ youth, including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, intersex, and Two Spirit individuals. Grant recipients can use funding to provide crisis intervention, behavioral health services, cultural competency training for caregivers, school-based mental health integration, bullying prevention programs, and family support models. The bill explicitly prohibits grantees from using any funds for conversion therapy and includes a detailed definition of conversion therapy that bans practices seeking to change sexual orientation or gender identity when compensation is involved. The legislation requires the federal government to review and update existing mental health resources for LGBTQ+ individuals within one year, develop a national survey measuring mental health outcomes in this population, and produce a comprehensive report within two years on mental health care and cultural competency for LGBTQ+ youth in foster care and other social service programs.
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