Sec. 105. Grants to States, Indian Tribes or tribal organizations, and public or private agencies and organizations
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Section 105 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5106 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by redesignating paragraph
(7)as paragraph (11); by striking paragraphs
(1)through
(6)and inserting the following: The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to establish or expand prevention services that reduce incidences of child maltreatment and strengthen families. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to address instances of traumatic stress in families due to child abuse and neglect, especially for families with complex needs or families that exhibit high levels of adverse childhood experiences. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out programs or strategies that promote a high-quality workforce in the child welfare system through–— improvements to recruitment, support, or retention efforts; or education for professionals and paraprofessionals in the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out activities to improve intrastate coordination within the child welfare system. Such activities may include— aligning information technology systems; improving information sharing regarding child and family referrals; or creating collaborative voluntary partnerships among public and private agencies, the State’s child protective services, local social service agencies, community-based family support programs, State and local legal agencies, developmental disability agencies, substance use disorder treatment providers, health care providers and agencies, domestic violence prevention programs, mental health services, schools and early learning providers, religious entities, and other community-based programs. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out or expand primary prevention programs or strategies that address family or community protective factors. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out programs or strategies that reduce findings of child neglect due in full or in part to family economic insecurity. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities for projects that involve research-based strategies for innovative education of mandated child abuse and neglect reporters, and for victims to understand mandatory reporting. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to identify and test effective practices to improve early detection and management of injuries indicative of potential abuse in infants to prevent future cases of child abuse and related fatalities. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out innovative programs or strategies to coordinate the delivery of services to help reduce child abuse and neglect via partnerships among health, mental health, education (including early learning and care programs as appropriate), and child welfare agencies and providers. The Secretary may award grants under this subsection to entities to carry out activities to reduce child abuse and neglect due to the substance use disorder of a parent or caregiver. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may award a grant under this subsection to a nonprofit entity to provide for the ongoing operation of a 24-hour, national, toll-free telephone hotline to provide information and assistance to youth victims of child abuse or neglect, parents, caregivers, mandated reporters, and other concerned community members, including through alternative modalities for communications (such as texting or chat services) with such victims and other information seekers. In awarding grants described in this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to applicants with experience in operating a hotline that provides assistance to victims of child abuse, parents, caregivers, and mandated reporters. To be eligible to receive a grant described in this paragraph, a nonprofit entity shall submit an application to the Secretary that shall— contain such assurances and information, be in such form, and be submitted in such manner, as the Secretary shall prescribe; include a complete description of the entity’s plan for the operation of a national child abuse hotline, including descriptions of— the professional development program for hotline personnel, including technology professional development to ensure that all persons affiliated with the hotline are able to effectively operate any technological systems used by the hotline; the qualifications for hotline personnel; the methods for the creation, maintenance, and updating of a comprehensive list of prevention and treatment service providers; a plan for publicizing the availability of the hotline throughout the United States; a plan for providing service to non-English speaking callers, including service through hotline personnel who have non-English language capability; a plan for facilitating access to the hotline and alternative modality services by persons with hearing impairments and disabilities; a plan for providing crisis counseling, general assistance, and referrals to youth victims of child abuse; and a plan to offer alternative services to calling, such as texting or live chat; demonstrate that the entity has the capacity and the expertise to maintain a child abuse hotline and a comprehensive list of service providers; demonstrate the ability to provide information and referrals for contacts, directly connect contacts to service providers, and employ crisis interventions; demonstrate that the entity has a commitment to providing services to individuals in need; and demonstrate that the entity complies with State privacy laws and has established quality assurance practices. ; and by striking subsections
(b)and
(c)and inserting the following: The Secretary shall ensure that each entity receiving a grant under this section— establishes quantifiable goals for the outcome of the project funded with the grant; and adequately measures the performance of the project relative to such goals. Each entity that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a performance report that includes— an evaluation of the effectiveness of the project funded with the grant relative to the goals established for such project under subsection (b)(1); and data supporting such evaluation. The report under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may only award a continuing grant to an entity under this section if such entity submits a performance report required under subsection
(c)that demonstrates effectiveness of the project funded. .
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