Sec. 2. Incentive grants for local delinquency prevention programs
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The second title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (relating to Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs, as added by Public Law 102–586 and amended by Public Law 107–273 ) is amended— by amending section 502 ( 42 U.S.C. 5781 ) to read as follows: In this title: The term State advisory group means the advisory group appointed by the chief executive officer of a State under a plan described in section 223(a). The term gender-responsive services means practices or evidence-based services that— comprehensively address the unique social, emotional, and physical, mental, and behavioral health needs of girls in the juvenile justice system through the development or improvement of programs, treatment, counseling, and resources, and the selection and training of staff, in a manner that reflects an understanding of— the unique pathways of girls into the juvenile justice system; the need for interventions that address experiences of girls in the juvenile justice system, including histories of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, violence, unhealthy family relationships, and substance abuse; the social and cultural factors affecting girls in the juvenile justice system and girls who are at risk of entering the juvenile justice system; and the increased risk of unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections among girls in the juvenile justice system; and includes trauma-informed services and trauma-specific interventions, that are evidence-based and research based.
The term trauma-informed services means services that— address the neurological, biological, psychological, and social effects of traumatic stress on those who have experienced such stressors; provide youth, staff, and family members with psychoeducational resources to enhance their understanding of trauma exposure, the impact of traumatic stress, and interventions to address post-traumatic reactions; engage in efforts to strengthen the resilience and protective factors of those who have experienced traumatic stress; include trauma-informed interventions that are based on an understanding of the triggers associated with post-traumatic stress, and are designed to provide support to, and avoid re-traumatization of, individuals who have experienced traumatic stressors; emphasize continuity of care and collaboration among the providers of services and families of youth who have experienced traumatic stress; and universally screen for signs of trauma and traumatic stress, with additional assessment and treatment performed by a mental health provider with specific training in, and qualified to provide, trauma-specific interventions for those individuals who have experienced traumatic stress.
The term trauma-specific intervention means an empirically supported therapeutic intervention designed to reduce or prevent the adverse impact of post-traumatic stress symptoms and enhance recovery and resilience for persons who have experienced traumatic stressors. ; in section 504 ( 42 U.S.C. 5783 )— in subsection (a)— by striking and after the semicolon in paragraph (7); by redesignating paragraph
(8)as paragraph (9); and by inserting after paragraph
(7)the following: gender-responsive services; and ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2), by inserting , including a description of how the funds made available under this section will increase the effectiveness of such plan and the activities to be carried out under such plan before the semicolon; and in paragraph (3), by inserting , including a description of how the funds made available under this section will increase the effectiveness of such plan and the activities to be carried out under such plan before the semicolon; and in section 505 ( 42 U.S.C. 5784 )— by striking and before 2008 ; and by inserting before the period at the end the following: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 .
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Incentive grants for local delinquency prevention programs
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102-586
Pub. L.Pub. L. 107-273
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