{"id":22145,"date":"2025-05-08T13:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T17:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=22145"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:25:58","slug":"mcclellan-bacon-merkley-hyde-smith-introduce-bipartisan-bicameral-bill-to-address-mental-health-treatment-shortages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/mcclellan-bacon-merkley-hyde-smith-introduce-bipartisan-bicameral-bill-to-address-mental-health-treatment-shortages\/","title":{"rendered":"McClellan, Bacon, Merkley, Hyde-Smith Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Address Mental Health Treatment Shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Don Bacon (NE-02) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)<strong> <\/strong>introducido <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.6Zj9AGOuyP7WPGmR7OLhWuoEjePxk18wMeU8u2eQ7Yv2weoK79klJEYs6HnDM0nCbjWXhRGyAejMCobqV67aW4s7IiWNn2pWcx3FLV2rBJROUT-2FlkgDSdCPf-2BglX28-2FvKb1SowSd0q-2FtwKUsnkSqGkuxgB5cOCghz6uWrZWQRbI-3Do46o_ySm759nM033kuHUtZsJvuLErul6jt3bgyzw-2BTcVRmtqwcq9iGJji11eultFz217lDEDaOcKqE6yk3KA67sswe2JnGcpzu3M7mlichK3kkzE-2FtxBrnUrD9vZNF-2Fn6JG-2F1ygOrsDdwwWnzfF4j1K8af23OmnatBQiACCoLFpQM8h4-2Fu7t35bq7vXHv8hoh7p9FEICZx13a5o5G6KNa0Quo-2Fbs5X2E5b2cF0iacyAC8PLy7NGXJhlAjUBrG3OvdbuiYtL8xoiFN7zXWJkuqEeYdt1imQizZqroupQlWDmIdEQ77xcFmYJH92LC91mN18kU-2FWA4hnzyTsgZ8-2FJu7iR5FDaO4aqRRhwr1dK1dnq2mStTioTB3yifDftngzco08odn__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!IsmUFS7JagKHCtr5lNO1HX6BCkzUmI56-Jgwk47vsF6Xt-2RiMGIfkQ_ybfUapCpnOz_jeU5jebqwCOnkiAMYgI5hNkfXw$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">legislaci\u00f3n<\/a> to address mental health and substance use disorder facility shortages during a growing mental health crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About one in five American <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.6Zj9AGOuyP7WPGmR7OLhWpZZrjwBRLz1dSo-2F2f-2FDS4vx-2BBH7RY8eQZJEKvWCXDqxyEJ03yOzKMTMyHqu-2BXZLlpHwxSstcBo6l3N1Aftd8Us-3Dkjjc_ySm759nM033kuHUtZsJvuLErul6jt3bgyzw-2BTcVRmtqwcq9iGJji11eultFz217lDEDaOcKqE6yk3KA67sswe2JnGcpzu3M7mlichK3kkzE-2FtxBrnUrD9vZNF-2Fn6JG-2F1ygOrsDdwwWnzfF4j1K8af23OmnatBQiACCoLFpQM8h4-2Fu7t35bq7vXHv8hoh7p9FEICZx13a5o5G6KNa0Quo-2FR5LzFvKsUTQJL41g4PKKumhR0xb5eD98lvnKKRmmR2418dC480jCBvykrrpuVXlawAz5aAcadSXAW3967lnoYBZXFpEYHs4grh5l5NH5TZP1n1VMrq99RUfYsXfm-2FzRpvNlJdrBWjP-2F1ZaF7YtMsAFql9QH0rmHe9yAfVuBVo5o__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!IsmUFS7JagKHCtr5lNO1HX6BCkzUmI56-Jgwk47vsF6Xt-2RiMGIfkQ_ybfUapCpnOz_jeU5jebqwCOnkiAMYgLxomctqg$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">adults<\/a> live with mental illness, and over 75 percent of adults who needed substance use treatment in the past year did not <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.6Zj9AGOuyP7WPGmR7OLhWpOfclP3hMPs-2B6Omb-2FKlkAuE-2BxUo-2FlUQMUfkEYIQUW3i5j1-2BOzaeh8liP4ObwIAVGr2lpPp2-2BJoIbbNBRJHj-2B-2FSAyLsHAOkXPvEw8LkMMvY8deHVZrrEpPU-2FbW-2FF1ZjP-2BQ-3D-3DPO-C_ySm759nM033kuHUtZsJvuLErul6jt3bgyzw-2BTcVRmtqwcq9iGJji11eultFz217lDEDaOcKqE6yk3KA67sswe2JnGcpzu3M7mlichK3kkzE-2FtxBrnUrD9vZNF-2Fn6JG-2F1ygOrsDdwwWnzfF4j1K8af23OmnatBQiACCoLFpQM8h4-2Fu7t35bq7vXHv8hoh7p9FEICZx13a5o5G6KNa0Quo-2FUm2cNYQykxkonN1ClXipAg-2BLAFB-2F-2F-2F57pDL3PT9PPNPQRxfH3Jes7v96wDF7emnTXrfXFH2txir45CJrPaSHi9EBdAdX5rWsyqx9j29D4V8zPmogp-2FECbNHRWbuneb9DC4MafpUBRooDsPGg41W5RUcD2Vw2eRErmmW0k1LmCKE__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!IsmUFS7JagKHCtr5lNO1HX6BCkzUmI56-Jgwk47vsF6Xt-2RiMGIfkQ_ybfUapCpnOz_jeU5jebqwCOnkiAMYgKoyH4l4g$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">receive that care<\/a>. From shortages in <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.6Zj9AGOuyP7WPGmR7OLhWus2IjQRZ-2FErw9N6r9ofwo-2FaFC83lchhIaAX9zN0XleBiptzklq-2FNTNqqNO6pQOeFHCblLVv-2F6d5odPzI6giLsuaHruU23PN-2BFGUZ-2FBXeYPXhPjPutB4lYELqLNxZI99kGw1OrQA8fx4rgc2dLzjH4s-3DQNO__ySm759nM033kuHUtZsJvuLErul6jt3bgyzw-2BTcVRmtqwcq9iGJji11eultFz217lDEDaOcKqE6yk3KA67sswe2JnGcpzu3M7mlichK3kkzE-2FtxBrnUrD9vZNF-2Fn6JG-2F1ygOrsDdwwWnzfF4j1K8af23OmnatBQiACCoLFpQM8h4-2Fu7t35bq7vXHv8hoh7p9FEICZx13a5o5G6KNa0Quo-2FXGDPcN6xCE-2BlJ-2FubnEoZxCpeu4G2LPIVnLHyLD4OL2jaEkC1RwCsVpNym-2BVNWACumfylxc2caABEMeCo7k2JoxXcH-2F4H3dFr2tn3TnhJzqPPyMM-2BOImiDD1mpEuLYSFjWtcqyV-2B9QWJeOxYHcLGB5pqXCVfGq1ncoWBn1WDPUb5__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!IsmUFS7JagKHCtr5lNO1HX6BCkzUmI56-Jgwk47vsF6Xt-2RiMGIfkQ_ybfUapCpnOz_jeU5jebqwCOnkiAMYgI-B4T3Iw$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inpatient beds<\/a> to intensive outpatient programs to behavioral health <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.6Zj9AGOuyP7WPGmR7OLhWg8rhvJeKqulm821jYYYu-2BkXFqIavGcXWIobj5yEBOVZXFPtBIPHTVeXV8A83bAwM2Q4ElprvSAHLHSltpn5eYNSNqIhCCINdfzMhxZFXChulGx0_ySm759nM033kuHUtZsJvuLErul6jt3bgyzw-2BTcVRmtqwcq9iGJji11eultFz217lDEDaOcKqE6yk3KA67sswe2JnGcpzu3M7mlichK3kkzE-2FtxBrnUrD9vZNF-2Fn6JG-2F1ygOrsDdwwWnzfF4j1K8af23OmnatBQiACCoLFpQM8h4-2Fu7t35bq7vXHv8hoh7p9FEICZx13a5o5G6KNa0Quo-2FQQylLnxJEdDHIQBWkEeeQhqJpy8VC6cmDuqVlsQR6kzaDWddDzEk0KG7mwMkEiHZVQlkCgFE8kgG24q32-2BKd-2FdnDusk-2BN85iLuKxNz0pXBNJckmfYFZIUc-2BGTr9hQFd4R-2F3-2FOY79PufANuA6SOKYN2UzDX0D5plV1Ed6ZE97x7Z__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!IsmUFS7JagKHCtr5lNO1HX6BCkzUmI56-Jgwk47vsF6Xt-2RiMGIfkQ_ybfUapCpnOz_jeU5jebqwCOnkiAMYgKgSn57xA$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">providers<\/a>, treatment availability has not kept up with growing demand. As a consequence, many patients go without care or are boarded in emergency departments for days to weeks until psychiatric beds become available, which can have deeply harmful <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.6Zj9AGOuyP7WPGmR7OLhWmGncI0Fn1mJzhbIIqHMRupShaAzVBtYBTHhyZtC6Kr-2BOswjWI6oBcOlOWyBvF2qAhFysnXwmj6Cp69tWbTntG0HtmVcQ9h2Bowxwh0zIEEB9Ukq_ySm759nM033kuHUtZsJvuLErul6jt3bgyzw-2BTcVRmtqwcq9iGJji11eultFz217lDEDaOcKqE6yk3KA67sswe2JnGcpzu3M7mlichK3kkzE-2FtxBrnUrD9vZNF-2Fn6JG-2F1ygOrsDdwwWnzfF4j1K8af23OmnatBQiACCoLFpQM8h4-2Fu7t35bq7vXHv8hoh7p9FEICZx13a5o5G6KNa0Quo-2FdIwmbCWsoEHIGJq15zYmIuCYAC-2FcXUXj9aKq91KMXQWcG2SQgDIyhAZfBSY2w6mUrCmjdTY0Zt7608hx-2Fpdx6UkPtLMz78L5BFKktYa9zGjmJ3iPGi9ZkLh9YtfEtmwBbHFngk42xjRcthERXaNyr7-2BMKlTToG-2Bke-2BNFGqHRayc__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!IsmUFS7JagKHCtr5lNO1HX6BCkzUmI56-Jgwk47vsF6Xt-2RiMGIfkQ_ybfUapCpnOz_jeU5jebqwCOnkiAMYgJCltUWkA$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">impacts<\/a> on patient well-being.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H.R. 3266, the <em>Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act<\/em> har\u00eda:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Establish a new loan and loan guarantee program within the Department of Health and Human Services to build or renovate mental health or substance use disorder treatment facilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reserve at least a quarter of the funding for pediatric- and adolescent-serving facilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prioritize facilities located in high need, underserved or rural areas and able to provide integrated care for patients with complex needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe face a mental health crisis in this country, but have yet to meet that crisis with the necessary avenues of support that our neighbors, friends, and family members need to battle a mental health or substance use disorder,\u201d <strong>said Congresswoman McClellan<\/strong>. \u201cThose bravely seeking support shouldn\u2019t have to jump through hoops to get it, and addressing these facility shortages now will help ensure that care is there when patients need it. I urge my colleagues to support the Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act to invest in our nation\u2019s well-being and ensure every American, especially our nation\u2019s youth and underserved communities, get the care they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAt a time when one in every five U.S. adults report experiencing mental illness, we need to be investing in mental health care,\u201d said <strong>Rep. Bacon<\/strong>. \u201cThe Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act will expand mental health infrastructure and ensure we have the capability to treat those experiencing a mental health crisis. There is a significant shortage of available treatment, and it is crucial that we address this gap.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMental health care is essential health care,\u201d <strong>dijo el senador Merkley<\/strong>. \u201cThis legislation is about ensuring that communities in Oregon and across the nation have the infrastructure they need to provide critical mental health and substance use disorder services. By investing in mental health care facilities, we can make meaningful progress in addressing the mental health crisis affecting so many of our friends, neighbors, and loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis legislation recognizes that our nation faces a growing crisis in not having enough infrastructure and workforce to treat people with mental health and substance abuse disorders.&nbsp; We struggle with this in Mississippi,\u201d <strong>Senator Hyde-Smith said<\/strong>. &nbsp;\u201cOur goal is to use loans and loan guarantees to increase the number of facilities to provide quality mental health and substance abuse care, while lessening the burdens now placed on law enforcement and local hospitals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This legislation is endorsed by the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, American Hospital Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association Services, Children\u2019s Hospital Association, Clinical Social Work Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Association for Behavioral Healthcare, National Association of Social Workers, National Rural Health Association, The Trevor Project, and Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.<br>\u00a0<br>Read the full bill text <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.6Zj9AGOuyP7WPGmR7OLhWuoEjePxk18wMeU8u2eQ7Yv2weoK79klJEYs6HnDM0nCbjWXhRGyAejMCobqV67aW4s7IiWNn2pWcx3FLV2rBJROUT-2FlkgDSdCPf-2BglX28-2FvKb1SowSd0q-2FtwKUsnkSqGkuxgB5cOCghz6uWrZWQRbI-3DeAYA_ySm759nM033kuHUtZsJvuLErul6jt3bgyzw-2BTcVRmtqwcq9iGJji11eultFz217lDEDaOcKqE6yk3KA67sswe2JnGcpzu3M7mlichK3kkzE-2FtxBrnUrD9vZNF-2Fn6JG-2F1ygOrsDdwwWnzfF4j1K8af23OmnatBQiACCoLFpQM8h4-2Fu7t35bq7vXHv8hoh7p9FEICZx13a5o5G6KNa0Quo-2FSYqvpEQ5rz3NtR5mnXoZtasgXPKkLMUiFM3jKowOxejyA7LjYJxUAMrhPf-2BSOexQJot4eFZ6ioSQyjB-2B4mAqZiFZONBKOkWPIxZ94w108EL79blvnkdCd-2FSlyhsbuL0ylT8GV3KYDjCx9nx2SwsJ2PI85AuERhE-2FwqFniUksXoG__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!IsmUFS7JagKHCtr5lNO1HX6BCkzUmI56-Jgwk47vsF6Xt-2RiMGIfkQ_ybfUapCpnOz_jeU5jebqwCOnkiAMYgI2J3vNtg$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>. Read the one-pager <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.6Zj9AGOuyP7WPGmR7OLhWuoEjePxk18wMeU8u2eQ7Yv2weoK79klJEYs6HnDM0nCbjWXhRGyAejMCobqV67aW4s7IiWNn2pWcx3FLV2rBJROUT-2FlkgDSdCPf-2BglX28-2FvmZ-2B-2FIa5H6fvx1Bz-2F52JRwZJHHAyXZ1FYh0oFbOv5DDbFLXi8bRtDgVyup5Egnt4YTnKbKhpFM1hYc5MCgMjDfyOq7v21zOr2uOjN9uSbfHE-3DzeDa_ySm759nM033kuHUtZsJvuLErul6jt3bgyzw-2BTcVRmtqwcq9iGJji11eultFz217lDEDaOcKqE6yk3KA67sswe2JnGcpzu3M7mlichK3kkzE-2FtxBrnUrD9vZNF-2Fn6JG-2F1ygOrsDdwwWnzfF4j1K8af23OmnatBQiACCoLFpQM8h4-2Fu7t35bq7vXHv8hoh7p9FEICZx13a5o5G6KNa0Quo-2FSkci7pDbrF6JDscxLSZ4g4leR2wfm9hqE3mVwSNxXNOw6io7aZfqq35qTSFul93eGxd6KNYCkcAisYkz80kcGCcYDcNxmpSrP6E8elOHP-2BIKW2atlqE8qEM4fTOZFlYzIrvWA79rJ2yvgerVX-2BAFjrnoJO-2BdDFQprlitR22mpeJ__;!!Bg5easoyC-OII2vlEqY8mTBrtW-N4OJKAQ!IsmUFS7JagKHCtr5lNO1HX6BCkzUmI56-Jgwk47vsF6Xt-2RiMGIfkQ_ybfUapCpnOz_jeU5jebqwCOnkiAMYgKq-hLbUA$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Don Bacon (NE-02) and Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced legislation to address mental health and substance use disorder facility shortages during a growing mental health crisis. 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