MN HF1929

Amends Minnesota Statutes section 245.4889 to add two new eligible service types for children's mental health grants: evidence-based interventions for youth at risk of developing or experiencing a first episode of psychosis, and evidence-based interventions for youth at risk of developing or experiencing a first episode of a mood disorder, each with a public awareness campaign.

Appropriates unspecified amounts from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for the first psychotic episode grant program to provide intensive treatment and support including medication management, psychoeducation, case management, employment support, education support, cognitive behavioral approaches, social skills training, peer support, crisis planning, and stress management.

Appropriates unspecified amounts from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for the first episode mood disorder grant program with identical intensive treatment and support services as the psychotic episode program.

Both grant programs must conduct outreach and provide training to mental health and health care professionals on early symptoms, screening tools, and best practices, and ensure access to services for individuals in rural areas.

Grant money may be used to pay for housing, travel expenses, or address other barriers preventing individuals and families from participating in first psychotic episode or first episode mood disorder services.