§ 4044 Mental Health Research Funding

• •This law says that research on serious mental health problems should be a top priority.
• •The research must be done with or in places like public hospitals or local mental health centers that help people.
• •If a research project is important and needs more time, it can get money for up to five years.

A team of scientists wants to study how to better help people with depression.

They can get money to do their research, but they have to work with a public hospital or mental health center. If their work is going well and needs more time, they might get funding for up to five years.