Sec. 3. Federal grant program for post-adoption mental health services
1,153 words·~5 min read·
/bill/113/hr/3423/ih/section-3A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–3 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to— develop and implement Statewide or tribal post-adoption mental health service programs for all adopted children; support public organization and private nonprofit organizations actively involved in Statewide or tribal post-adoption mental health service programs; collect and analyze data on State-sponsored Statewide or tribal post-adoption mental health service programs that can be used to monitor the effectiveness of such services and for research, technical assistance, and policy development; develop and provide educational and training opportunities concerning the mental health needs of adopted children and their families for use by teachers, social workers, and other community mental health service providers; and develop and provide materials for potential adoptive parents, both for domestic adoptions and adoptions from other countries, describing the possible need for post-adoption mental health services and available resources.
In this section, the term eligible entity means— a State; a public organization or private nonprofit organization designated by a State to develop or direct the State-sponsored Statewide post-adoption mental health service program under a grant under this section; and a Federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. )) or an urban Indian organization (as defined in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. )) that is actively involved in the development and continuation of a post-adoption mental health service program.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that each State is awarded only 1 grant or cooperative agreement under this section. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a State shall be considered to have been awarded a grant or cooperative agreement if the eligible entity involved is the State or an entity designated by the State under paragraph (1)(B). Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to apply to entities described in paragraph (1)(C). In providing assistance under a grant or cooperative agreement under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible entities that have demonstrated success in increasing the level of adoption competency among mental health providers, adoption lawyers, social workers, case workers, and adoptive parents.
Not less than 85 percent of funds received under a grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall be used to provide direct services, of which not less than 5 percent shall be used for activities authorized under subsection (a)(3). In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall collaborate with relevant Federal agencies and adoption-related working groups to promote interaction between domestic foster care agencies and private adoption agencies in other countries.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with— State and social service agencies engaged in the placement of children for adoption, domestically or from other countries; local and national organizations that serve foster and adopted youth; health and education specialists who focus on adoption and foster care medicine; youth who have been in foster care or adopted, domestically or from other countries; families and friends of youth who have been in foster care or adopted, domestically or from other countries; and qualified professionals who possess the specialized knowledge, skills, experience, and relevant attributes needed to serve adopted children and their families.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— coordinate and collaborate on policy development with the Administration for Children and Families and other relevant Department of Health and Human Services agencies and adoption-related working groups; and consult on policy development at the Federal level with those in the private sector engaged in the recruitment of foster and adoptive parents, the placement of children in foster care and for adoption, and the provision of post-adoption services.
Not later than 18 months after receipt of a grant or cooperative agreement under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary the results of an evaluation to be conducted by the entity concerning the effectiveness of the activities carried out under the grant or agreement. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report concerning the results of— the evaluations conducted under paragraph (1); and an evaluation conducted by the Secretary to analyze the effectiveness and efficacy of the activities conducted with grants, collaborations, and consultations under this section.
In this section: The term adopted child means an individual who is under 21 years of age and was adopted from foster care, through a private placement agency, or from another country. The term adoption competency means an understanding of— the nature of adoption as a form of family formation and the different types of adoption; relevant emotional and physical issues involved in the adoption process, including issues relating to separation, loss, attachment, abuse, trauma, and neglect; common developmental challenges associated with adoption; the characteristics and skills that allow for successful adoptive families; proper sensitivity with respect to the different geographic, ethnic, or cultural backgrounds of adopted children and adoptive families; and the necessary skills for effectively advocating on behalf of birth and adoptive families.
The term post-adoption mental health services includes— adoption competent mental health direct services, including training, educational support, counseling, and other services for adoptive parents and families that address caregiver interests and concerns regarding child behavioral issues that are common among adopted children and children in foster care, including, as appropriate— caring for an adopted child with emotional, behavioral, or developmental health needs; and providing for the emotional needs of an adopted child, including issues relating to attachment, identity, abandonment, cultural differences, grief, and loss; peer-to-peer mentoring and support groups that permit a newly adoptive parent to communicate and learn from more experienced adoptive parents; the provision of informational resources and available services for adoptive parents; direct services, including counseling, peer-to-peer mentoring and support groups, and other services for adopted children that address common behavioral and adjustment issues, including, as appropriate— support services for an adopted child with emotional, behavioral, or developmental health needs; support services that address the emotional needs of an adopted child, including issues relating to attachment, identity, abandonment, cultural differences, grief, and loss; and treatment services that are specialized for adopted children, including psychiatric residential services, outpatient mental health services, social skills training, intensive in-home supervision services, recreational therapy, suicide prevention, and substance abuse treatment; peer-to-peer mentoring and support groups that allow adopted children to communicate and socialize with other adopted children; and crisis intervention and family preservation services.
From amounts appropriated to carry out titles III, V, or XIX of the Public Health Service Act for each fiscal year, $20,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary in each such fiscal year to fund services and programs authorized under this section. .
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
1 reference not yet in our index
- 42 USC 290bb–3
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 3
Federal grant program for post-adoption mental health services
Cite42 USC 290bb–3
Cites 3Cited by 0 across 0 sources