S. 2445 — Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2025

This section establishes grant programs for community mental wellness and resilience by inserting new section 317W in Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b et seq.). (1) Planning grants of up to $250,000 to eligible nonprofit or community-based organizations (i.e., those with documented support from at least three other such entities) to organize a mental wellness and resilience coordinating network, assess community needs, and prepare applications for program grants. (2) Competitive program grants of up to $500,000 per year for up to four years to resilience coordinating networks (i.e., networks with representatives from at least five specified categories of community organizations, such as grassroots groups, schools, faith organizations, and public health entities) to establish, operate, or expand programs that use a public health approach to identify and address mental wellness risk and protective factors; build community awareness, skills, and leadership; and implement evidence-based strategic plans for social connections, trauma-informed practices, and prevention activities. Of appropriated funds, 20% are reserved for rural areas (i.e., regions outside urban or suburban areas, potentially spanning multiple towns). The Secretary must provide technical assistance to applicants and networks for grant applications and sharing best practices and must submit a report (details incomplete in provided text).