Sec. 126. Government Accountability Office study on accessibility of mental health services
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall coordinate with the National Institute of Justice and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to conduct a study on the accessibility of mental health services for survivors of trafficking in the United States, based on various ages. The study under subsection
(a)shall address each of the following: To determine the percentage of survivors of trafficking, based on various ages, that access mental health care. To determine the percentage of survivors of trafficking that access victim compensation or direct victim assistance for mental health care. To determine other sources of funding for survivors of trafficking to access mental health care. To determine reasons survivors access mental health care. To determine length of time survivors participate in mental health care. To determine reasons survivors do not access, interrupt, or do not continue mental health services. To determine survivor access to mental health care providers specialized in treating, as applicable, children and complex post-traumatic stress disorder. To collect data from trafficking survivors on their experiences in accessing mental health care and the extent of their challenges in accessing it. To make recommendations to improve access to mental health care for survivors of trafficking, including for specific age groups, ethnic and racial minority populations, and other identified populations that experience mental health disparity. The Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress and the public findings based on
(b)not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.