Community Mental Health Access and Cultural Competence Act

This bill would authorize $1.5 billion over five years for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to expand community-based mental-health services, mobile crisis response, and suicide-prevention programs in rural and underserved communities, with dedicated grants for Native Hawaiian health-care organizations and other culturally grounded providers. Grants would support workforce recruitment, telehealth, interpretation, and partnerships with local hospitals and community organizations, while requiring coordination with existing 988 services and annual reporting on access, response times, and outcomes.