[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 45646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16362]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS); Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting 
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's 
(SAMHSA) Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS) on August 19, 
2020.
    The meeting will include discussions on assessing SAMHSA's current 
strategies, including the mental health and substance use needs of the 
women and girls population. Additionally, the ACWS will be addressing 
priorities regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the behavioral health 
needs of women and children, and the current ethnic/racial climate and 
related economic and health disparities on women, and directions around 
behavioral health services and access for women and children.
    The meeting is open to the public and will be held virtually only. 
Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or 
in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
    Written submissions should be forwarded to the contact person by 
August 9, 2020. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled at 
the conclusion of the meeting. Individuals interested in making oral 
presentations must notify the contact person on or before August 9, 
2020. Up to five minutes will be allotted for each presentation, as 
time permits.
    The meeting may be accessed via telephone or web meeting. To obtain 
the call-in number and access code, submit written or brief oral 
comments, or request special accommodations for persons with 
disabilities, please register on-line at http://snacregister.samhsa.gov/MeetingList.aspx, or communicate with SAMHSA's 
Designated Federal Officer, Ms. Valerie Kolick.
    Substantive meeting information and a roster of ACWS members may be 
obtained either by accessing the SAMHSA Committees' Web https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/meetings, or by contacting 
Ms. Kolick.
    Committee Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration, Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS).
    Date/Time/Type: Wednesday, August 19, 2020, from: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 
p.m. EDT (OPEN).
    Place: SAMHSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 (Virtual).
    Contact: Valerie Kolick, Designated Federal Officer, SAMHSA's 
Advisory Committee for Women's Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857, Telephone: (240) 276-1738, Email: 
[email protected].

     Dated: July 23, 2020.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-16362 Filed 7-28-20; 8:45 am]
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