Sec. 408. Youth prevention and recovery
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Section 514 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–7 ) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting children and adolescents ; children, adolescents, and young adults in subsection (a)(2), by striking children, including and inserting children, adolescents, and young adults, including ; and by striking children and adolescents each place it appears and inserting children, adolescents, and young adults . In this subsection: The term eligible entity means— a local educational agency that is seeking to establish or expand substance use prevention and recovery support services at one or more high schools; an institution of higher education; a recovery program at an institution of higher education; a local board or one-stop operator; or a nonprofit organization, excluding a school.
The term high school has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ) and includes a postsecondary vocational institution as defined in section 102(c) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1002(c) ). The term local educational agency has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
The terms local board and one-stop operator have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). The term recovery program means a program— to help children, adolescents, or young adults who are recovering from substance use disorders to initiate, stabilize, and maintain healthy and productive lives in the community; and that includes peer-to-peer support delivered by individuals with lived experience in recovery, and communal activities to build recovery skills and supportive social networks.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services, except as otherwise specified. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall— identify or facilitate the development of evidence-based best practices for prevention of substance misuse and abuse by children, adolescents, and young adults, for appropriate recovery support services, and for appropriate use of medication-assisted treatment for such individuals, if applicable; disseminate such best practices to local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, recovery programs at institutions of higher education, local boards, one-stop operators, and nonprofit organizations, as appropriate; conduct a rigorous, independent evaluation of each grant funded under this subsection, particularly its impact on the indicators described in paragraph (5)(B); and provide technical assistance for grantees under this subsection.
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall award 3-year grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities, in coordination with State agencies responsible for carrying out substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs, to carry out evidence-based or promising programs for— prevention of substance abuse and misuse by children, adolescents, and young adults; recovery support services for children, adolescents, and young adults, which may include counseling, job training, linkages to community-based services, family support groups, and recovery coaching; and treatment or referrals for treatment of substance use disorders, as appropriate.
To be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. Such application shall include— a description of the impact of substance use disorders on children, adolescents, and young adults enrolled in the local educational agency, one-stop operator, local board, or institution of higher education; a description of how the eligible entity has solicited input from faculty, teachers, staff, families, students, and experts in substance use prevention and treatment in developing such application; how the eligible entity plans to use grant funds for evidence-based or promising activities, in accordance with this subsection to prevent, provide recovery support for, and treat substance use disorders amongst such individuals; an assurance that the eligible entity will participate in the evaluation described in paragraph (2)(C); and a description of how the eligible entity will collaborate with local service providers, including substance use disorder treatment programs, providers of mental health services, and primary care providers, in carrying out the grant program.
Each eligible entity awarded a grant under this section shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, a report at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. Such report shall include— a description of how the eligible entity used grant funds, in accordance with this subsection, including the number of children, adolescents, and young adults reached through programming; and a description of how the grant program has made an impact on— indicators of student success, including student well-being and academic achievement; and substance use disorders amongst children, adolescents, and young adults, including the number of overdoses and deaths amongst children, adolescents, and young adults during the grant period.
There is authorized to be appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subsection.
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