Senate Introduces Bill Authorizing Special Behavioral Health Program for Indians after NCUIH Efforts
Category: Policy Blog
Sen. Tina Smith introduces bill to amend the IHCIA to authorize special behavioral health programs for Indians, including urban AI/AN persons and the UIOs that serve them. This revision of the IHCIA helps Congress to fulfill its trust obligations to AI/AN populations while Urban Indians continue to disproportionately suffer from behavioral health issues at a rate much higher than the general population.