President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
Headline: Creates Commission to Improve Mental Health Services Nationwide
What it does: Agencies must support a presidential commission that studies mental health services and recommends improvements, with the Department of Health and Human Services providing funding and administrative support.
- Prompts a federal review of unmet needs in mental health services.
- May lead to recommendations changing how providers coordinate care locally.
- Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to fund and support the commission.
Summary
This order creates the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health to study the country's mental health service delivery system and recommend improvements. The commission will include up to fifteen members from service users, family members, providers, payers, and administrators, plus up to seven federal ex officio members. It must review public and private care, identify unmet needs and barriers, find effective treatments that can be replicated, and recommend ways to improve coordination and community integration. The Department of Health and Human Services will provide funding and support, and the commission will report to the President.
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