The House passed two mental health bills pertaining to higher education last month. HR 5407, Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act, would direct the Department of Education to encourage institutions of higher education to develop and implement evidence-based comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans. HR 6493, Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022, would reauthorizes and revises the illicit drug and alcohol abuse prevention program, including by expanding the program to include efforts to prevent substance misuse on campuses. Both bills have been introduced in the Senate, awaiting further action.

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