Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act of 2025

This bill aims to improve the mental health and well‑being of teachers and other school staff. It tells Health and Human Services, working with the Education Department, to identify and share proven practices to prevent suicide, build resiliency, and train staff within two years. It starts a national education and awareness effort to encourage staff to seek help and reduce stigma, with an update to Congress after two years. It funds grants so states, school districts, and colleges can create or expand programs like suicide‑prevention, peer support, and access to counseling (including telehealth), with priority for areas that have many Title I schools. The bill also allows training grants to build mental health strategies into teacher preparation and ongoing professional development. There will be a federal review in two years to assess needs and barriers, plus a Government Accountability Office report in four years to check how federal programs line up and avoid duplication.

Key points

• Who is affected: Education professionals and other school staff; eligible grant applicants include state and local education agencies, colleges, governments, Tribes, and nonprofits.
• What changes: Best‑practice sharing; a national awareness effort; grants for school staff mental health programs and peer support; training grants for educator prep and professional development; required reports and reviews .
• Funding: Authorizes $10 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2028 for the awareness initiative, and $35 million per year for fiscal years 2026–2028 for grants and training; grants last 3 years .
• When: Best practices shared within 2 years; awareness initiative update in 2 years; broader federal review in 2 years; GAO report in 4 years .