Sec. 6. Education and training for health professionals
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Subject to section 10, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall award grants to eligible entities to integrate training into existing curricula for primary care physicians, other licensed or certified health and mental health professionals, and public health professionals that may include— early intervention and identification of eating disorders; levels of treatment (including family-based, in-patient, residential, partial hospitalization programming, and intensive outpatient and outpatient treatment); how to properly refer patients to treatment; steps to aid in the prevention of the development of eating disordered behaviors; and how to treat individuals with eating disorders.
An entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a plan for the use of funds that may be awarded and an evaluation of the training that will be provided. An entity that receives a grant under this section shall use the funds made available through such grant to— develop a training program containing evidence-based findings, promising emerging best practices, or recommendations that pertain to the identification of, early intervention in, prevention of the development of, and treatment of, eating disorders to conduct educational training and conferences, which may include Internet-based courses and teleconferences, on— how to help prevent the development of eating disordered behaviors, identify, intervene early, and appropriately and adequately treat eating disordered patients; how to identify individuals with eating disorders, and those who are at risk for suffering from eating disorders and, therefore, at risk for related severe medical and mental health conditions; how to conduct a comprehensive assessment of individual and familial health risk factors; and how to conduct a comprehensive assessment of a treatment plan; and evaluate and report to the Secretary on the effectiveness of the training provided by such entity in increasing knowledge and changing attitudes and behaviors of trainees.