Sec. 2. National navigation program to support the mental health and well-being of children and youth in, and formerly in, foster care
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Section 426 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 626 ) is amended— in the section heading, by inserting after special projects, ; training, in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)(C), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by inserting after paragraph (2), the following new paragraph: for grants by the Secretary, or contracts or cooperative arrangements, for the operation of a national navigation program to support the mental health and well-being of children and youth in, and formerly in, foster care that includes a 24-hour text line and toll-free hotline by which children and youth in foster care, youth who are aging out of foster care, children and youth formerly in foster care who have not yet reached their 28th birthday, foster and adoptive parents, kinship guardians, and parents of children in foster care may request information on support for foster and adopted youth mental health and well-being that is staffed by youth who were formerly in foster care and individuals with expertise in helping such populations navigate and access resources to support their mental health and well-being, including with respect to mental health and substance use disorder treatments and services, insurance coverage and renewal, housing, childcare, skills training and education, extracurricular activities, and other critical services for children and youth in foster care and youth who are aging out of foster care. ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Beginning with the first fiscal year after fiscal year 2023 for which the amount appropriated for the fiscal year to carry out this section exceeds the amount appropriated for such purpose for fiscal year 2023 by at least $5,000,000, the Secretary shall make grants, or enter into contracts or cooperative arrangements, to carry out the national navigation program to support the mental health and well-being of children in, and formerly in, foster care in accordance with subsection (a)(3).
The Secretary shall evaluate the demographics of the children and parents who use or request information from the national navigation program carried out in accordance with subsection (a)(3) and shall identify the demographics of children and parents who are not accessing the program and increase outreach to make such children and parents aware of the program. .
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National navigation program to support the mental health and well-being of children and youth in, and formerly in, foster care
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