3.0.0 1404 2023-01-11T13:18:16Z 2023-01-11T13:18:16Z Senate S S 2009-07-07 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-07-07T20:41:25Z 2009-07-07 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7196-7199) IntroReferral 2009-07-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7196) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN N Health Domestic violence and child abuse Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Mental health Health 00 2009-07-07 Introduced in Senate 2009-10-02T20:19:04Z Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award five-year competitive grants to eligible federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to fund at least 10 demonstration projects to promote: (1) universal access to family centered, evidence-based interventions in the FQHCs that prevent child maltreatment by addressing parenting practices and skills; and (2) behavioral health and family well-being for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.

Allows FQHCs to use grant funds to: (1) conduct needs assessments; (2) use available technologies to collect, organize, and provide access to patient health and mental health information and to provide referrals, train staff, monitor service delivery and outcomes, and create networking opportunities; (3) adapt and implement evidence-based parenting skills training programs for caregivers; (4) screen caregivers (by trained professionals) for child maltreatment risk factors and provide access to mental health services to caregivers screened positive for child maltreatment risk factors; (5) develop public education campaigns; and (6) evaluate patient satisfaction, project cost effectiveness, and effectiveness of evidence-based parenting programs in improving parenting practices and reducing child abuse and neglect.

Directs the Secretary to contract with institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and other entities to provide technical assistance and project coordination for grant recipients, training for health care professionals at FQHCs, and cross-site evaluation of demonstration projects.

]]> Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009 Display Title Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to promote universal access to family-centered, evidence-based behavioral health interventions that prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being by addressing parenting practices and skills for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, ethnic, and other backgrounds, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1404is/xml/BILLS-111s1404is.xml 2009-07-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7196-7199) 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.