Sec. 112. National youth recovery initiative
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Part II of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797cc et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section: The term eligible entity means— a high school that has been accredited as a recovery high school by the Association of Recovery Schools; an accredited high school that is seeking to establish or expand recovery support services; an institution of higher education; a recovery program at a nonprofit collegiate institution; or a nonprofit organization.
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term recovery program — means a program to help individuals who are recovering from substance use disorders to initiate, stabilize, and maintain healthy and productive lives in the community; and includes peer-to-peer support and communal activities to build recovery skills and supportive social networks. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, may award grants to eligible entities to enable the entities to— provide substance use disorder recovery support services to young people in high school and enrolled in institutions of higher education; help build communities of support for young people in recovery through a spectrum of activities such as counseling and health- and wellness-oriented social activities; and encourage initiatives designed to help young people achieve and sustain recovery from substance use disorders.
Grants awarded under subsection
(b)may be used for activities to develop, support, and maintain youth recovery support services, including— the development and maintenance of a dedicated physical space for recovery programs; dedicated staff for the provision of recovery programs; health- and wellness-oriented social activities and community engagement; establishment of recovery high schools; coordination of recovery programs with— substance use disorder treatment programs and systems; providers of mental health services; primary care providers and physicians; the criminal justice system, including the juvenile justice system; employers; housing services; child welfare services; high schools and institutions of higher education; and other programs or services related to the welfare of an individual in recovery from a substance use disorder; the development of peer-to-peer support programs or services; and additional activities that help youths and young adults to achieve recovery from substance use disorders. There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, of which $5,000,000 shall be made available from amounts appropriated under section 101(a) of the Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act for fiscal year 2017, to remain available until expended. .
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