Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Social Services Amendments

Summary

The bill establishes a Governor’s Suicide Prevention Fund, creates multiple advisory and tracking committees, and revises reporting, licensing, and treatment rules for prisons, law‑enforcement referrals, and behavioral‑health centers. It also funds family‑outreach specialists, underage‑drinking media campaigns, alcohol‑enforcement reimbursements, and temporary homeless shelters, while setting future repeal dates for several committees. These changes are intended to improve coordination of mental‑health, substance‑use, and homelessness services across the state.

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