[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1160 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1160

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to increase 
                       support for mental health.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Family Mental Health in 
CAPTA Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT ACT.

    (a) National Clearinghouse.--Section 103(b) of the Child Abuse 
Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5104(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``effective programs,'' 
        and inserting ``evidence-based and evidence-informed 
        programs,'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:
            ``(5) maintain and disseminate, as appropriate, information 
        that describes best practices for making appropriate referrals 
        related to, and addressing, the health, mental health, and 
        developmental needs of victims of child abuse or neglect;''.
    (b) Research and Assistance Activities.--Section 104 of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5105) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (F) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(F) effective approaches to interagency 
                collaboration between the child welfare protection 
                system, the juvenile justice system, and other relevant 
                agencies engaged with children and families that 
                improve the delivery of services and treatment 
                (including related to domestic violence, mental health, 
                or substance use disorders) for continuity of treatment 
                plan and services as children transition between 
                systems;'';
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (N) and 
                        (O) as subparagraphs (P) and (Q), respectively;
                            (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (M) 
                        the following:
                    ``(N) methods to address geographic, racial, and 
                cultural disparities in the child welfare system, 
                including a focus on access to services;
                    ``(O) evidence-based and evidence-informed programs 
                to prevent child abuse and neglect in families that 
                have not had contact with the child welfare system;''; 
                and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (P), as redesignated 
                        by clause (ii), by striking ``subparagraph 
                        (O)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (Q)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``paragraph 
                (1)(O)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(Q)''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Content.--The technical assistance under paragraph 
        (1) shall be designed to, as applicable, promote best practices 
        for addressing child abuse and neglect in families with complex 
        needs, such as families who have experienced domestic violence, 
        substance use disorders, and adverse childhood experiences.''; 
        and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) ways to reduce geographic, racial, and 
                cultural disparities in the child protection system, 
                which may include engaging law enforcement, education, 
                health, and other relevant systems in such efforts.''.
    (c) Grants to States.--Section 106 of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106a) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(D) training in early childhood, child, and 
                adolescent development and the impact of child abuse 
                and neglect, and the long-term impacts of adverse 
                childhood experiences; and
                    ``(E) training to improve coordination among child 
                protective service agencies, entities providing health 
                care services (including mental health and substance 
                use disorder services), and community resources, for 
                purposes of conducting evaluations related to 
                substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect; and
                    ``(F) training regarding the links between child 
                abuse and neglect and domestic violence, and approaches 
                to working with families with mental health needs or 
                substance use disorder;''.
    (d) Application.--Section 204(7) of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5116d(7)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(7) a description of the criteria that the entity will 
        use to--
                    ``(A) select and fund local programs, and how the 
                lead entity will take into consideration the local 
                program's ability to--
                            ``(i) collaborate with other community-
                        based organizations and service providers and 
                        engage in long-term and strategic planning with 
                        respect to community-based and prevention-
                        focused programs and activities designed to 
                        strengthen and support families to prevent 
                        child abuse and neglect;
                            ``(ii) meaningfully partner with parents in 
                        the development, implementation, oversight, and 
                        evaluation of services;
                            ``(iii) reduce barriers to access to 
                        community-based and prevention-focused programs 
                        and activities designed to strengthen and 
                        support families to prevent child abuse and 
                        neglect, including for diverse, underserved, 
                        and at-risk populations; or
                    ``(B) develop or provide community-based and 
                prevention-focused programs and activities designed to 
                strengthen and support families to prevent child abuse 
                and neglect, and provide a description of how such 
                activities are evidence-based or evidence-informed;''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 3, by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
        follows:
            ``(5) the terms `Indian', `Indian Tribe', and `Tribal 
        organization' have the meanings given the terms `Indian', 
        `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization', respectively, in 
        section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b);'';
            (2) by striking ``tribe'' each place such term appears 
        (other than in section 3(5)) and inserting ``Tribe''; and
            (3) by striking ``tribal'' each place such term appears 
        (other than in section 3(5)) and inserting ``Tribal''.

            Passed the Senate September 17, 2020.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1160

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to increase 
                       support for mental health.