Healing Partnerships for Survivors Act

Key Points

• The bill creates a new grant program to help doctors, mental health counselors, and disability specialists work more closely with sexual assault support centers to provide better care for victims.
• It authorizes $30 million every year from 2026 through 2030 to fund these partnerships, totaling $150 million over five years.
• The money will pay for services like therapy, support groups, help finding temporary housing, and training for staff on how to care for survivors in a sensitive, trauma-informed way.
• This plan focuses on helping survivors of all ages, including adults who are still dealing with the effects of abuse that happened when they were children.
• Local organizations like rape crisis centers, tribal groups, and nonprofit community programs would be eligible to apply for the funding to improve their outreach and medical connections.

Impact Analysis

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