Sec. 204. Application
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Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5116d ) is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking specified by the Secretary as essential to carrying out the provisions of section 202, including and inserting and assurances required in paragraphs
(2)and
(3)of section 202 and types of information specified by the Secretary as essential in carrying out the provisions of section 201(b), including ; in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4), by striking community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families and inserting community-based family strengthening services designed ; in paragraph
(3)by striking community-based and prevention-focused programs and activities and inserting community-based family strengthening services designed ; in paragraph (5), by striking and prevention-focused programs and activities designed to strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse and neglect; and inserting services and statewide strategies designed to strengthen and support families to promote child, family, and community well-being and prevent child abuse and neglect; ; by striking paragraph
(6)and inserting the following: a description of the State’s capacity and commitment to ensure the meaningful involvement of parents who are or have been consumers of preventative supports, including the involvement of parents of diverse populations, such as low-income families, families with children or caregivers with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, and members of other underrepresented or underserved groups, family advocates, and adult victims of child abuse or neglect who can provide leadership in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the programs and policy decisions of the applicant agency in accomplishing the desired outcomes for such efforts; ; by redesignating paragraph
(12)as paragraph (15); by redesignating paragraphs
(7)through
(11)as paragraphs
(8)through (12), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(6)the following: a description of the process and criteria the lead entity will use to identify and select communities in which to build a continuum of family strengthening services, including an assurance that the process will ensure access for all families, including families in communities with high rates of child abuse and neglect relative to other communities in the State; ; by striking paragraph (9), as so redesignated, and inserting the following: a description of outreach activities that the lead entity and local grantees will undertake to maximize the participation of low-income families, racial and ethnic minorities, families with children or caregivers with disabilities, sexual and gender minority youth, victims of domestic violence, homeless families and those at risk of homelessness, and members of other underserved or underrepresented groups; . by striking paragraph (10), as so redesignated, and inserting the following: a plan for providing operational support, professional development, and technical assistance to grantees, other State and local programs and providers, families, and other entities involved in strengthening families and preventing child abuse and neglect; ; in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by striking and its members (where appropriate) and inserting of community-based family strengthening services and statewide initiatives ; and by striking paragraph (12), as so redesignated, and inserting the following: a description of the actions that the applicant entity will take to inform systemic changes in State policies, practices, procedures, and regulations to improve the delivery of community-based family strengthening services designed to promote child, family, and community well-being, and to prevent child abuse and neglect; a description of how the lead entity will incorporate research evidence in its process for selecting community-based family strengthening services; an assurance that, in issuing regulations to improve the delivery of community-based family strengthening services designed to promote child, family, and community well-being, and to prevent child abuse and neglect, the State will— take into account how such regulations will impact activities funded under this Act; and where appropriate, attempt to avoid duplication of efforts, minimize costs of compliance with such regulations, and maximize local flexibility with respect to such regulations; and .
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