Sec. 14. Specialized services for caregivers and their children who have been exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence
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Section 312 ( 42 U.S.C. 10412 ) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting abused parents and their children ; parents, caregivers and children and youth who have been exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by striking family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence service programs and community-based programs to prevent future domestic violence by addressing, in an appropriate manner, the needs of children and inserting domestic violence, dating violence, family violence, and culturally specific community-based programs to serve children and youth ; and by inserting , and to support the caregiving capacity of adult victims or other caregivers before the period; and in paragraph (2), by striking more than 2 the first place it appears and inserting less than 3 ; in subsection (b)— by inserting or State domestic violence, dating violence, and family violence services after local ; by inserting a culturally specific organization, after associations), ; by striking tribal organization and inserting Tribal organization ; by inserting adult and child after serving ; and by striking and their children ; and in subsection (c)— by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: a description of how the entity will prioritize the safety of, and confidentiality of information about adult and child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence; ; in paragraph (2), by striking developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate services, and culturally and linguistically appropriate services, to the victims and children; and and inserting trauma-informed and age, gender, developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate services to children and youth, and their caregivers; ; in paragraph (3), by striking appropriate and relevant to the unique needs of children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. and inserting relevant to the unique needs of children and youth exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, or family violence, including children and youth with disabilities and children from underserved populations, and address the parent's or caregiver's ongoing caregiving capacity; and ; and by adding at the end the following: a description of prevention activities targeting child and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. ; in subsection (d)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking community-based program described in subsection
(a)and inserting culturally specific, community-based program ; in paragraph (1)(A)— by striking victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their children and inserting child and adult victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, including children and youth with disabilities and children and youth from underserved populations ; and by inserting or the health system before the semicolon; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking mental and inserting behavioral ; in subparagraph (B), by striking community-based organizations serving victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence or children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and inserting health, education, or other community-based organizations serving adult and child victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence ; and in subparagraph (C), by inserting health, after transportation, ; and in subsection (e)— by inserting shall participate in an evaluation and after under this section ; and by striking contain an evaluation of and inserting information on .