Sec. 6407. Youth and young adult mental health promotion, prevention, intervention, and treatment
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Part Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act (as amended by section 5001) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall— award grants to eligible entities to develop, maintain, or enhance youth and young adult mental health promotion, prevention, intervention, and treatment programs, including— programs for youth and young adults who may be likely to develop, are showing early signs of, or have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, including a serious emotional disturbance; and infrastructure and organization change at a State, tribal, or territorial level to improve cross-system collaboration, service capacity, and expertise related to youth and young adults; and ensure that programs funded through grants under this section use community-driven, evidence-informed, or evidence-based models, practices, and methods that are, as appropriate, culturally and linguistically appropriate, and can be replicated in other appropriate settings.
In this section: The term eligible entity means— a local educational agency; a State educational agency; an institution of higher education (or consortium of such institutions), which may include a recovery program at an institution of higher education; a local board, or a one-stop operator, as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; a nonprofit organization with appropriate expertise in providing services or programs for children, adolescents, or young adults, excluding a school; a State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, or tribal organization; or a high school or dormitory serving high school students that receives funding from the Bureau of Indian Education.
The term eligible transition age youth means a youth or young adult from age 16 to not more than 25 years of age who is— an out-of-school youth as defined in section 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; a homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994), a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act) a runaway, in foster care or has aged out of the foster care system, a child eligible for assistance under section 477 of the Social Security Act, or in an out-of-home placement; an individual who is pregnant or parenting, as referred to in section 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; a youth who is an individual with a disability, as referred to in section 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; a low-income individual who requires additional assistance to enter or complete an educational program or to secure or hold employment, as referred to in section 129(a)(1)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; or living in a community that has faced acute or long-term exposure to substantial discrimination, historical oppression, intergenerational poverty, civil unrest, a high rate of violence, or drug overdose deaths.
An eligible entity seeking a grant under subsection
(a)shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. An eligible entity may use amounts awarded under a grant under subsection (a)(1) to carry out the following: Creation, implementation, and expansion of services and supports that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and youth guided, involve and include family and community members (including business leaders and faith-based organizations), and provide for continuity of care between child- and adult-serving systems to ensure seamless transition. Infrastructure and organization change at a State, Tribal, or territorial level to improve cross-system collaboration, service capacity, and expertise related to youth and young adults with, or at risk of, mental health conditions and substance use disorders as they transition into adult roles and responsibilities. Public awareness and cross-system provider training for individuals employed at institutions of higher education and community colleges, behavioral health providers, individuals working in the criminal justice system, primary care providers, vocational service providers, and child welfare workers. The Secretary may not award a grant under this section to an eligible entity unless the eligible entity agrees, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the eligible entity in carrying out the activities described in subsection (d), to make available non-Federal contributions (in cash or in kind) toward such costs in an amount that is not less than 10 percent of the total amount of Federal funds provided in the grant. To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2034. .