Sec. 3312. Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act education and awareness
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Title VII of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–198; 130 Stat. 735) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Attorney General may make grants to entities that focus on addiction and substance use disorders and specialize in family and patient services, advocacy for patients and families, and educational information. A grant awarded under this section may be used for private, nonprofit national organizations that engage in all of the following activities:
Expansion of phone line or call center services with professional, clinical staff that provide, for families and individuals impacted by a substance use disorder, support, access to treatment resources, brief assessments, medication and overdose prevention education, compassionate listening services, recovery support or peer specialists, bereavement and grief support, and case management. Continued development of health information technology systems that leverage new and upcoming technology and techniques for prevention, intervention, and filling resource gaps in communities that are underserved.
Enhancement and operation of treatment and recovery resources, easy-to-read scientific and evidence-based education on addiction and substance use disorders, and other informational tools for families and individuals impacted by a substance use disorder and community stakeholders, such as law enforcement agencies. Provision of training and technical assistance to State and local governments, law enforcement agencies, health care systems, research institutions, and other stakeholders.
Expanding upon and implementing educational information using evidence-based information on substance use disorders. Expansion of training of community stakeholders, law enforcement officers, and families across a broad-range of addiction, health, and related topics on substance use disorders, local issues and community-specific issues related to the drug epidemic. Program evaluation. For each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, the Attorney General is authorized to award not more than $10,000,000 of amounts otherwise appropriated to the Attorney General for comprehensive opioid abuse reduction activities for purposes of carrying out this section. .
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Sec. 3312
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act education and awareness
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