{"id":303,"date":"2026-04-09T18:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.laverne.edu\/institute-of-mental-health\/?page_id=303"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T21:30:56","slug":"the-napolitano-legacy-initiative-for-mental-health-equity-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.laverne.edu\/institute-of-mental-health\/legislative-updates\/the-napolitano-legacy-initiative-for-mental-health-equity-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Overview and Connections Loneliness &#038; Social Isolation Federal, State, and Local Policy Activity Status as of February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ulv-gray-box\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">FEDERAL LEGISLATION<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">1. Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Bill: H.R. 1305 (119th Congress)<\/li>\n<li>Authors:\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. Mike Flood (R\u2013NE)<\/li>\n<li>Rep. Ami Bera (D\u2013CA)\n<ul>\n<li>Status: Introduced (2025); Referred to House Energy &amp; Commerce Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Summary: Requires federal health agencies to develop standardized national measures for loneliness and social isolation to guide research, public health monitoring, and future funding.<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy Contacts\n<ul>\n<li>Rep. Ami Bera (CA) <a href=\"https:\/\/bera.house.gov\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bera.house.gov\/contact<\/a><\/li>\n<li>House Energy &amp; Commerce Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/energycommerce.house.gov\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/energycommerce.house.gov\/contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">2. National Social Connection Strategy (Proposed)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lead Champion: Sen. Chris Murphy (D\u2013CT)<\/li>\n<li>Status: Policy development and advocacy; no comprehensive enacted bill as of Feb 2026<\/li>\n<li>Summary: Would establish a national strategy, grant funding, and healthcare integration for community based social connection programs.<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy Contacts\n<ul>\n<li>Senator Chris Murphy<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.murphy.senate.gov\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.murphy.senate.gov\/contact<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Senate HELP Committee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.help.senate.gov\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.help.senate.gov\/contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">3. U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on Loneliness (Policy Framework)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lead: Dr. Vivek Murthy (Nonpartisan)<\/li>\n<li>Status: Active federal guidance (2023\u2013present)<\/li>\n<li>Summary: Calls for healthcare screening for isolation and expansion of community-based connection interventions.<\/li>\n<li>Public Comment \/ Engagement<\/li>\n<li>Office of the Surgeon General\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/surgeongeneral\/contact\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/surgeongeneral\/contact\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ulv-gray-box\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATION &amp; POLICY<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">4. Proposition 1 \u2013 Behavioral Health Transformation<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Author: Governor Gavin Newsom (D) Administration<\/li>\n<li>Status: Approved March 2024; implementation ongoing (2025\u20132026)<\/li>\n<li>Summary: Reforms behavioral health funding to prioritize prevention, early intervention, housing, and community-based services addressing upstream factors such as isolation.<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy Contacts\n<ul>\n<li>DHCS Behavioral Health Transformation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhcs.ca.gov\/BHT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.dhcs.ca.gov\/BHT<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:BHTinf&#111;&#64;d&#104;&#99;s.&#99;a&#46;&#103;ov\">BH&#84;&#105;&#110;fo&#64;&#100;hcs&#46;ca.g&#111;&#118;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact your State Senator and Assemblymember for local input.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">5. AB 2257 (2024) \u2013 Community Health Worker \/ Promotors Expansion<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Author: Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo (D)<\/li>\n<li>Status: Enacted; implementation underway<\/li>\n<li>Summary: Expands workforce pathways and Medi-Cal integration for Community Health Workers providing outreach, navigation, and social connection.<\/li>\n<li>Contact\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/a40.asmdc.org\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/a40.asmdc.org\/contact<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DHCS CHW Program<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhcs.ca.gov\/provgovpart\/Pages\/CommunityHealthWorkers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.dhcs.ca.gov\/provgovpart\/Pages\/CommunityHealthWorkers.aspx<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">6. SB 1194 (2024) \u2013 Behavioral Health Workforce Expansion<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Author: Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D)<\/li>\n<li>Status: Enacted; implementation underway<\/li>\n<li>Summary: Expands behavioral health workforce and peer services that help reduce isolation through community-based care.<\/li>\n<li>Contact\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sd05.senate.ca.gov\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sd05.senate.ca.gov\/contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">7. AB 1468 (2023\u20132024) \u2013 Older Adult Social Isolation<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Category: County Initiative<\/li>\n<li>Leadership:\n<ul>\n<li>Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles County Office of Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Purpose: Expand access to mental health services for children and adolescents.<\/li>\n<li>Programs include:\n<ul>\n<li>School-based counseling<\/li>\n<li>Trauma-informed services<\/li>\n<li>Early intervention programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Official information: <a href=\"https:\/\/dmh.lacounty.gov\/kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dmh.lacounty.gov\/kids\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">8. Master Plan for Aging (Policy Framework)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Authority: Executive Order N-14-19 (Governor Newsom, D)<\/li>\n<li>Status: Active through 2030<\/li>\n<li>Summary: Goal 3: \u201cInclusion &amp; Equity, Not Isolation\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>Focus areas:\n<ul>\n<li>Aging in place<\/li>\n<li>Caregiver support<\/li>\n<li>Transportation and digital access<\/li>\n<li>Community engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Contact\n<ul>\n<li>California Department of Aging\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aging.ca.gov\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/aging.ca.gov\/contact\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>MPA Engagement\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mpa.aging.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mpa.aging.ca.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ulv-gray-box\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">LOS ANGELES COUNTY (NON-LEGISLATIVE)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">9. LA County Aging &amp; Social Connection Initiatives<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lead: LA County Department of Aging &amp; Disabilities<\/li>\n<li>Status: Active programs<\/li>\n<li>Summary: Includes reassurance calls, senior engagement hubs, caregiver support, and community connection programs.<\/li>\n<li>Contact\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ad.lacounty.gov\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ad.lacounty.gov\/contact\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">10. LA County Behavioral Health Transformation<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lead: LA County Department of Mental Health<\/li>\n<li>Status: Prop 1 planning and rollout (2025\u20132026)<\/li>\n<li>Summary: Expands prevention, peer services, and community partnerships addressing social determinants including isolation.<\/li>\n<li>Contact\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dmh.lacounty.gov\/about\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dmh.lacounty.gov\/about\/contact-us\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ulv-gray-box\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">KEY POLICY TREND<\/h2>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) Initiative<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<p>Across federal, state, and local levels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loneliness recognized as a public health risk factor<\/li>\n<li>Bipartisan federal interest<\/li>\n<li>Shift toward prevention through:\n<ul>\n<li>Community-based programs<\/li>\n<li>Peer and volunteer models<\/li>\n<li>Caregiver support<\/li>\n<li>Faith and culturally trusted organizations<\/li>\n<li>Social prescribing (healthcare \u2192 community)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ulv-gray-box\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Countywide Mental Health Initiatives<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Large system-level strategies led by the Board of Supervisors or County Departments)<\/p>\n<div class=\"collapsible-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"collapsible-header\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\">HOW TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD (MOST EFFECTIVE CHANNELS)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"collapsible-content-1774994233853\" class=\"collapsible-content\">\n<ol>\n<li>OCPSC Community Connections convenings (State listening sessions)<\/li>\n<li>DHCS Behavioral Health Transformation (BHTinfo@dhcs.ca.gov)<\/li>\n<li>California Department of Aging (MPA stakeholder input)<\/li>\n<li>Your State Assemblymember and State Senator<\/li>\n<li>Congressional offices (especially Rep. Ami Bera for federal work)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><strong>Loneliness and social isolation are major drivers of mental health crisis, caregiver burnout, and end-of-life distress. Community-based, faith connected, and hospice partnerships should be included in state and local prevention strategies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEDERAL LEGISLATION 1. Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act Bill: H.R. 1305 (119th Congress) Authors: Rep. Mike Flood (R\u2013NE) Rep. 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