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Title II — Department of Health and Human Services

S. 2513 · 115th Congress · Mar 7, 2018 · Lineage

II Department of Health and Human Services

Sec. 201 Children and violence

Section 581 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290hh) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
by inserting “and technical assistance” after “support”; and
(ii)
by inserting “, including programs designed to provide mental health and substance use disorder assessments, crisis intervention training, counseling, treatment, and referral to a continuum of services including emergency psychiatric care, community support programs, inpatient care, and outpatient programs” after “children”;
(B)
in paragraph (3), by inserting “, which may include improved coordination with the Project SERV program under section 4631 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,” after “assistance”; and
(C)
in paragraph (5), by inserting “and maintain” after “establish”;
(2)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively;
(ii)
by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:

“(D) crisis intervention training”

(iii)
in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking “alcohol and drug abuse” and inserting “alcohol and other substance use disorder”; and
(B)
in paragraph (3), by striking “subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F)” and inserting “subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G)”;
(3)
by striking subsection (e);
(4)
by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively;
(5)
in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by inserting “or maintain” after “establish”; and
(6)
in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking “2002 and 2003” and inserting “2019 through 2023”.

Sec. 202 Priority mental health needs of regional and national significance

Section 520A(e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(4) At-risk youth—The Secretary shall, as appropriate, disseminate information to recipients of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under this section regarding training for appropriate school personnel on techniques and supports needed to early identify children with, or at risk of, mental illness, and regarding the use of referral mechanisms to link such children to intervention services, including treatment and prevention services. Such information shall include best practices for collaboration between behavioral and mental health professionals and law enforcement for assisting at-risk youth who have a history of interactions with law enforcement or the criminal justice system.”

Sec. 203 Supporting crisis response systems for children and youth

Section 520F of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–37) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1), by inserting “, which may include improved coordination with the Project SERV program under section 4631 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965” before the semicolon; and
(2)
in subsection (b)(2)—
(A)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting “local educational agencies (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965),” after “service providers,”; and
(B)
in subparagraph (B), by inserting “, including local educational agencies (as so defined),” after “entities”.

Sec. 204 Studies on children and adolescents at risk of developing mental illness

The Secretary of Health and Human Services may conduct, or support, studies on children and adolescents who are at significant risk of developing, show early signs of, or have been diagnosed with mental illness, including a serious emotional disturbance. Such studies, including services research studies, shall examine—
(1)
early identification and intervention to prevent the further progression of mental illness, including serious emotional disturbance, in such children and adolescents;
(2)
early identification and intervention to reduce or mitigate the development of behaviors in such children and adolescents that could lead to arrest, incarceration, suicide, property destruction, or other violent behavior; and
(3)
the extent to which early identification or intervention for children and adolescents at a clinical high risk for psychosis or aggressive behaviors can be scaled up to mitigate or delay the progression of mental illness, reduce disability, and maximize recovery.