S.1452: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national center for public mental health emergency preparedness, and for other purposes.

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national center for public mental health emergency preparedness, and for other purposes. 5/22/2007--Introduced. Public Mental Health Emergency Preparedness Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Center for Public Mental Health Emergency Preparedness to address mental health concerns and coordinate and implement the development and delivery of mental health services in the event of bioterrorism or other public health emergency. Requires the Director of the Center to: (1) develop a mechanism to appoint a panel of experts for the Center; (2) convene a Training Curricula Working Group to review and approve mental health training curricula for emergency health professionals; (3) develop a mechanism through which individuals trained through approved curricula return to their communities to recruit and train others and provide [...]

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