Mental Health Statements for the Record

Congress has identified mental health as a primary focus for the 117th Congress. This has been a bicameral, bipartisan effort led in the Senate by the Finance and HELP Committees and in the House by the Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce Committees—all of which have held a hearing on the mental health crisis. CHA has submitted a statement for the record for each of these hearings. We encourage you to use these as talking points and statistics in your advocacy to improve the mental health of our nation's children.

House Ways and Means Committee

• March 2, 2022: Hearing on Substance Use, Suicide Risk, and the American Health System
  • CHA statement for the record
• Feb. 2, 2022: Hearing on America's Mental Health Crisis
  • CHA statement for the record

House Energy and Commerce Committee

• May 11, 2022: Markup of 6 Bills, Subcommittee on Health
  • CHA statement for the record
  • CHA letter to committee leadership
• April 5, 2022: Communities in Need: Legislation to Support Mental Health and Well-being
  • CHA statement for the record
• Feb. 17, 2022: Americans in Need: Responding to the National Mental Health Crisis

Senate Finance Committee

• March 30, 2022: Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration
  • CHA statement for the record
• Feb. 15, 2022: Protecting Youth Mental Health: Part II – Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Care
  • CHA statement for the record
• Feb. 8, 2022: Protecting Youth Mental Health: Part I – An Advisory and Call to Action
  • AAP, AACAP and CHA statement for the record

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)

• March 23, 2022: Strengthening Federal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs: Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Issues
  • CHA statement for the record
• Feb. 1, 2022: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Responding to the Growing Crisis
  • CHA statement for the record