3.0.0 2647 2023-01-12T17:53:03Z 2023-01-12T17:53:03Z House H HR 2007-06-11 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-06-11T20:22:56Z Referred to 2007-06-11T16:32:35Z 2007-06-11 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 N Health Child health Continuum of care Corrections Crime and Law Enforcement Disasters Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Emergency medicine Families Federal aid to child health services Juvenile delinquency Mental health Mental health services Prison alternatives Rehabilitation of criminals School health programs Youth services Health 00 2007-06-11 Introduced in House 2007-09-05T21:10:11Z Mental Health and Substance Abuse Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to support programs to promote mental health among all children and their families and to provide early intervention services to ameliorate identified mental health problems in children. Requires the Secretary to provide an equitable distribution of such grants by region.

Directs the Attorney General and the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, to award grants for programs that address the service needs of juveniles by requiring the state or local juvenile system, the mental health system, and the substance abuse treatment system to work collectively to ensure: (1) the appropriate diversion of such juveniles from incarceration; (2) the provision of appropriate mental health and substance abuse services as an alternative to incarceration; and (3) the provision of follow-up services for juveniles who are discharged from the juvenile justice system.

Provides funding for the provision of emergency mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention services to children who are directly affected by public health emergencies.

Allows the Secretary to award grants to enable eligible entities to increase the coordination and development of disaster preparedness efforts relating to the needs of children.

]]> Mental Health and Substance Abuse Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007 Display Title Mental Health and Substance Abuse Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental health and substance abuse services for juveniles. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Mental Health and Substance Abuse Juvenile Services Improvement Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2647ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2647ih.xml 2007-06-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.