Us Congress 2023-2024 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HR259

Introduced
3/27/23  
Refer
3/27/23  

Caption

Promoting youth mental health and well-being in a changing climate.

Impact

The proposed resolution supports the expansion of funding for various projects that focus on climate education, resilience, and adaptation. Key components of the bill include incorporating trauma-informed approaches to existing disaster preparation efforts, engaging in community outreach to reduce the stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment, and increasing access to such services for youth and families. By promoting these measures, HR259 aims to mitigate the mental health deterioration in young populations facing an increasingly unstable climate.

Summary

HR259, titled 'Promoting youth mental health and well-being in a changing climate', aims to address the significant mental health impacts that climate change has on youth in the United States. The bill acknowledges that young people are particularly vulnerable to the repercussions of climate-related disasters, which can disrupt their educational and social development. It stresses the need for an effective response guided by scientific evidence, and seeks to support initiatives that enhance mental health education and resources for young individuals affected by climate change.

Contention

Despite its supportive aims, HR259 may face contention related to its funding allocations and the implementation of its proposed measures. Critics might raise concerns over the financial implications of expanding mental health resources within schools and communities, especially when considering existing budget constraints. Additionally, debates could arise regarding the effectiveness of proposed initiatives and whether they adequately address the diverse needs of all youth, particularly those from underserved communities disproportionately impacted by climate change.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

US HR568

Recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.

US HR595

Recognizing the significant impact and legacy of Cecil Corbin-Mark in the environmental justice community and further recognizing that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the United States and around the world, and that it is the responsibility of the United States Government to work with its global partners to promote environmental justice.

US HR639

Supporting the goals and ideals of "Minority Mental Health Awareness Month" and recognizing the disproportionate impacts of mental health conditions and struggles on minority populations and communities.

US HR434

Declaring a mental health crisis among youth in the United States, and expressing the pressing need for historic investments in mental health care for students.

US HR185

Declaring racism a public health crisis.

US HR265

Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in elementary and secondary schools.

US SCR13

A concurrent resolution recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

US SR318

A resolution recognizing that climate change poses a growing threat to public health and necessitates coordinated action to mitigate its impacts and safeguard the health and well-being of all people in the United States.

US HCR56

Recognizing that the climate crisis disproportionately affects the health, economic opportunity, and fundamental rights of children, expressing the sense of Congress that leadership by the United States is still urgently needed to address the climate crisis, and acknowledging the need of the United States to develop a national, comprehensive, science-based, and just climate recovery plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions, protect and enhance natural carbon sequestration, and put the United States on a path toward stabilizing the climate system.

US HR1563

Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and thus to restoring the climate.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.