Sec. 204. Early childhood intervention and treatment
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The Director of the National Mental Health Policy Laboratory (in this section referred to as the NMHPL ) shall— award grants to eligible entities to initiate and undertake early childhood intervention and treatment programs, and specialized programs for preschool- and elementary school-aged children at significant risk or who show early signs of social or emotional disability (in addition to any learning disability); and ensure that programs funded through grants under this section are based on promising or evidence-based models and methods that are culturally and linguistically relevant and can be replicated in other settings.
In this section: The term eligible entity means a nonprofit institution that— is accredited by a State mental health or education agency, as applicable, for the intervention, treatment, or education of children from 3 to 12 years of age; and provides services that include early intervention and treatment or specialized programs for preschool- and elementary school-aged children whose primary need is a social or emotional disability (in addition to any learning disability). The term eligible child means a child who is at least 3 years old and not more than 12 years old— whose primary need is a social or emotional disability (in addition to any learning disability); and who could benefit from early childhood intervention and specialized preschool or elementary school programs with the goal of intervening or treating social or emotional disabilities.
An eligible entity seeking a grant under subsection
(a)shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. An eligible entity shall use amounts awarded under a grant under subsection (a)(1) to carry out the following activities: Deliver for eligible children mental health education and treatment, early childhood education and intervention, and specialized programs for preschool- and elementary school-aged children at significant risk or who show early signs of social or emotional disability (in addition to any learning disability), including the provision of day treatment and social-emotional and behavioral services. Treat and educate eligible children, including by providing funding for— program and curricula development; staff; assessment, intervention, and treatment services; administrative costs, including operating costs, capital needs, and equipment; enrollment costs; collaboration with primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and clinical services of psychologists of other related mental health specialists; services to meet emergency needs of children; and communication with families and physical and mental health professionals concerning the children. Develop and implement other strategies to address identified intervention, treatment, and educational needs of eligible children that incorporate reliable and valid evaluation modalities into the program to ensure outcomes based on sound scientific metrics as determined by the NMHPL. The amount of an award to an eligible entity under subsection (a)(1) shall be not more than $600,000 per fiscal year. The period of a grant for awards under subsection (a)(1), shall be not less than 3 fiscal years and not more than 10 fiscal years. The Director of the NMHPL may not award a grant under this section to an eligible entity unless the eligible entity agrees, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the eligible entity in carrying out the activities described in subsection (d), to make available non-Federal contributions (in cash or in kind) toward such costs in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of Federal funds provided in the grant. To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.