Summary

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and carry out a culturally and developmentally appropriate outreach and education strategy aimed at Hispanic and Latino communities to promote behavioral and mental health, reduce stigma, and lower substance‑use–related harms. The department must coordinate with advocacy groups and behavioral and mental health organizations serving these populations, submit annual public reports to Congress on the strategy’s effects beginning within one year of enactment, and is authorized $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 to implement the section.

• Directs HHS to develop and implement an outreach and education strategy for Hispanic and Latino communities focused on mental health and substance‑use harms.
• Requires the strategy to be culturally and developmentally appropriate.
• Mandates coordination with advocacy groups and behavioral and mental health organizations serving Hispanic and Latino populations.
• Requires annual public reports to Congress on the strategy’s effects, starting within one year of enactment.
• Authorizes $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 to carry out the section (authorization, not an appropriation).
• Focuses on outreach and education rather than direct clinical services or large-scale grants.
• Provides a modest, time‑limited funding authorization that may support pilot efforts but limits large-scale implementation unless further appropriations are made.