Sec. 1405. Peer support technical assistance center
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The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, shall establish or operate a National Peer-Run Training and Technical Assistance Center for Addiction Recovery Support (referred to in this subsection as the Center ). The Center established under subsection
(a)shall provide technical assistance and support to recovery community organizations and peer support networks, including such assistance and support related to— training on identifying— signs of substance use disorder; resources to assist individuals with a substance use disorder, or resources for families of an individual with a substance use disorder; and best practices for the delivery of recovery support services; the provision of translation services, interpretation, or other such services for clients with limited English speaking proficiency; data collection to support research, including for translational research; capacity building; and evaluation and improvement, as necessary, of the effectiveness of such services provided by recovery community organizations (as defined in section 547 of the Public Health Service Act). The Center established under subsection
(a)shall periodically issue best practices for use by recovery community organizations and peer support networks. In this section, the term recovery community organization has the meaning given such term in section 547 of the Public Health Service Act. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.