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Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez last month introduced legislation, “The Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID‐19 Neurological Impact Act,” that would authorize the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the National Institutes of Health, to award grants to support research on neurological and psychiatric illnesses associated with COVID‐19 infection, Cleveland.com reported Nov. 1. The bill, to promote research on COVID‐19's effects on the brain, was named after Brycen Gray, a 17‐year‐old Ohioan who exhibited neurological problems associated with COVID‐19 before taking his own life in April. It also is named for Ben Price, an Illinois man who exhibited mental health problems after a prolonged stay in the hospital for COVID‐19 and died by suicide. Gonzalez says neither of them had a history of mental illness before their COVID‐19 diagnosis. Gonzalez said he's seeking U.S. Senate co‐sponsors for the bill and believes it has a good chance of incorporation into more significant legislation if it doesn't pass on its own. It has support from the Children's Hospital Association and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez last month introduced legislation, “The Brycen Gray and Ben Price COVID‐19 Neurological Impact Act,” that would authorize the National Science Foundation, in consultation with the National Institutes of Health, to award grants to support research on neurological and psychiatric illnesses associated with COVID‐19 infection, Cleveland.com reported Nov. 1. The bill, to promote research on COVID‐19's effects on the brain, was named after Brycen Gray, a 17‐year‐old Ohioan who exhibited neurological problems associated with COVID‐19 before taking his own life in April. It also is named for Ben Price, an Illinois man who exhibited mental health problems after a prolonged stay in the hospital for COVID‐19 and died by suicide. Gonzalez says neither of them had a history of mental illness before their COVID‐19 diagnosis. Gonzalez said he's seeking U.S. Senate co‐sponsors for the bill and believes it has a good chance of incorporation into more significant legislation if it doesn't pass on its own. It has support from the Children's Hospital Association and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.