Sec. 1111. Center for Mental Health Services

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Section 520 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 ) is amended to read as follows: There is established in the Administration a Center for Mental Health Services (hereafter in this section referred to as the Center ). The Center shall be headed by a Director (hereafter in this section referred to as the Director ) appointed by the Secretary from among individuals with extensive experience or academic qualifications in the provision of mental health services or in the evaluation of mental health service systems.

The Director of the Center shall— assist the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in designing national goals and establishing national priorities for— the prevention of mental illness; the treatment of mental illness; and the promotion of mental health; encourage local entities and State agencies to achieve the goals and priorities described in paragraph (1); collaborate with the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to assist local communities in addressing violence among children and adolescents related to mental illness; assist the National Institute of Mental Health in deploying improved methods of treating individuals with mental health problems and improved methods of assisting the families of such individuals; carry out the provisions of the Protection and Advocacy of Mentally Ill Individuals Act in order to foster independence and protect the legal rights of persons with mental illness; carry out the programs under part C; carry out responsibilities for the Human Resource Development programs; conduct services-related assessments, including evaluations of the organization and financing of care, self-help, mental health economics, mental health service systems, and rural mental health, and improve the capacity of States to conduct evaluations of publicly funded mental health programs; establish a clearinghouse of evidence-based practices, which has first been reviewed and approved by a panel of psychiatrists and clinical psychologists, for mental health information to assure the widespread dissemination of such information to States, political subdivisions, educational agencies and institutions, treatment and prevention service providers, and the general public, including information concerning the practical application of research supported by the National Institute of Mental Health that is applicable to improving the delivery of services; provide technical assistance to public and private entities that are providers of mental health services; monitor and enforce obligations incurred by community mental health centers pursuant to the Community Mental Health Centers Act (as in effect prior to the repeal of such Act on August 13, 1981, by section 902(e)(2)(B) of Public Law 97–35 (95 Stat. 560)); and assist the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with surveys with respect to mental health, such as the National Reporting Program.

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorizing any new grant program or project that is not explicitly authorized or required by other statutory provisions. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing or requiring any new grant program or project that is not explicitly authorized or required by other statutory provisions. .

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42 USC 290bb–31
Pub. L. 97-35
95 Stat. 560

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Sec. 1111

Center for Mental Health Services

Cite42 USC 290bb–31

Pub. L.Pub. L. 97-35

Stat.95 Stat. 560

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