HHS Press Office May 3, 2023
Our country is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis. The crisis isn’t just affecting adults, its devastating young people, and people from every background are impacted.
President Biden is committed to addressing the nation’s mental health crisis. The Administration has made important progress on expanding access to mental health services, and invested billions of dollars through American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, to clearly send the message: Support is Here.
At the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we proud to help lead the whole-of-society response to this crisis. We launched 988, the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, expanded mental health services in schools, advanced a center for excellence on social media and mental health, and launched the...