Whereas mental health and well-being during the coronavirus (COVID–19) pandemic has taken a toll on and been stressful for millions of Americans; Whereas the effects of COVID–19 on mental health have been well-documented, and the need for additional treatment services only continues to grow; Whereas, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 2019, 51,400,000 American adults lived with a mental illness prior to the pandemic; Whereas, according to Pew Research Center analysis in 2022, at least 4 in 10 American adults have experienced high levels of psychological distress since the initial outbreak of the COVID–19 pandemic; Whereas the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by SAMHSA found that— (1) the number of American adults living with a mental illness has risen from 51,400,000 in 2019 to 57,800,000 in 2021; (2) nearly half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 have lived with a mental illness during the past year; (3) 66 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 and 64 percent of adults aged 18 or older felt that the COVID–19 pandemic has had a negative impact on their mental or emotional health; and (4) 3,300,000 adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 and 12,300,000 adults had serious thoughts of suicide during the past year; Whereas an October 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation/CNN Mental Health in America Survey found that— (1) 90 percent of the public think that there is a mental health crisis in the United States today; (2) 55 percent of the public think that mental health issues in children and teenagers in the United States today are a crisis; (3) 47 percent of parents say that the COVID–19 pandemic has had a negative impact on their child’s mental health; and (4) 51 percent of all adults say they or a family member has experienced a severe mental health crisis; Whereas the Stress in America 2022 survey conducted by the American Psychological Association found that— (1) 27 percent of adults are so stressed that they struggle to function