To provide funding to the Bureau of Prisons, States, and localities to carry out mental health screenings and provide referrals to mental healthcare providers for certain corrections officers.
This bill establishes a grant program to provide mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officers working in federal prisons, state prisons, and local jails. The Attorney General will distribute grants to states and localities that hire mental health liaison staff and create outreach teams to identify officers experiencing severe mental illness, such as depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia, and connect them with mental healthcare providers. The bill authorizes funding of $50 million in fiscal year 2025, increasing to $70 million by 2029, with 90 percent directed to screening and referral programs at the federal, state, and local levels. The legislation also establishes an Advisory Board to oversee program implementation, approve plans, monitor compliance, and share best practices for reducing suicide and improving outcomes for corrections officers in mental health crisis.
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