Sec. 102. Improving oversight of mental health and substance use programs
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Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 501 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa ) the following: For the purpose of ensuring efficient and effective planning and evaluation of mental and substance use disorder programs and related activities, the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall— collect and organize relevant data on homelessness, involvement with the criminal justice system, hospitalizations, mortality outcomes, and other measures the Secretary deems appropriate from across Federal departments and agencies; evaluate programs related to mental and substance use disorders, including co-occurring disorders, across Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, including programs related to— prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support services, including such services for individuals with a serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance; the reduction of homelessness and involvement with the criminal justice system among individuals with a mental or substance use disorder; and public health and health services; and consult, as appropriate, with the Assistant Secretary, the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council of the Department of Health and Human Services, other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, and other relevant Federal departments.
The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation shall develop an evaluation strategy that identifies priority programs to be evaluated by the Assistant Secretary and priority programs to be evaluated by other relevant agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation shall provide recommendations on improving programs and activities based on the evaluation described in subsection (a)(2) as needing improvement. .
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