{"id":227,"name":"Teen mental health support act (Lara works on her bill passing skills)","summary":"Article I: Purpose1.1 The purpose of this Act is to provide accessible, government supported mental health resources for teens to ensure early support, crisis care, and general assistance.Artic...","raw_contents":"Article I: Purpose\r\n\r\n1.1 The purpose of this Act is to provide accessible, government supported mental health resources for teens to ensure early support, crisis care, and general assistance.\r\n\r\nArticle II: Definitions\r\n\r\n2.1 Mental Health Support Services means availability to hear out a teen by a select team of users, crisis support and public awareness efforts.\r\n\r\n2.2 Government Support means funding, selection of people to join the support team and establishment of accessible services.\r\n\r\nArticle III: Government Mental Health Support Programs\r\n\r\n3.1 The government should establish a Teen Mental Health Support Program (TMHSP) tasked with expanding mental health services available to teens within this community.\r\n\r\n3.2 The TMHSP shall be funded through government budget appropriations and may provide grants to mental health organizations.\r\n\r\nArticle IV: Crisis Response\r\n\r\n4.1 The TMHSP shall create and maintain a Crisis Response Unit that offers ***anonymous*** support for teens in distress.\r\n\r\n4.2 The Crisis Response Unit should publish a clear guide on how to access support services in multiple accessible formats.\r\n\r\nArticle V: Public Awareness\r\n\r\n5.1 The government shall run campaigns to raise teen mental health awareness, with particular focus on destigmatizing help‑seeking behavior.\r\n\r\nArticle VI: Reporting \r\n\r\n6.1 The TMHSP shall submit a monthly report to the TeenGovernment council detailing:\r\n\r\n1. Usage statistics of mental health services\r\n\r\n2. Feedback from teen users.\r\n\r\n3. Recommendations for improvements.","proposer":"API","isPassed":0,"isConsidered":0,"isEnforced":0,"notes":"","isRepealed":0,"created_at":"2026-03-26 13:27:22","curratedText":"","isRejected":null,"isUnsure":null,"ogUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1s47acb/teen_mental_health_support_act_lara_works_on_her","ogUser":"larabalalala","apUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1s4ty7p/the_twentyfifth_and_final_transparency_post_of_my/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button","apUser":"","status":"Rejected","ogCreatedUtc":1774531226,"billIdentifier":"20260326-1"}