[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60909-60910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16640]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Notice of Subcommittee Meetings for the Interdepartmental Serious 
Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC)

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of subcommittee meetings (virtual).

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) 
announces subcommittee meetings of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental 
Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC). The meetings are open to the 
public and can be accessed via telephone only. The public can access 
the meetings in listen-only mode. Call-in information can be accessed 
at: https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/ismicc. The 
meetings will include information on the following focus areas: Data 
and Evaluation, Access, Treatment and Recovery, Justice, and Finance.

DATES: Meetings will be held at various intervals during CY 2024 and CY 
2025, open.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Foote, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 
20857; telephone: 240-276-1279; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Committee Name: Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness 
Coordinating Committee (subcommittee meetings).
    The ISMICC created five Working Groups to support each of the five 
focus areas in their 2017 report of recommendations. The Working Groups 
consist of Federal and Non-federal Members who meet regularly outside 
of regular ISMICC meetings. Working Groups focus on translating 
recommendations into action by prioritizing efforts, developing short- 
and long-term objectives, coordinating programs and policies, 
identifying existing activities that could be updated or leveraged, and 
evaluating the feasibility of specific federal initiatives and 
programs. Working Groups report their findings and offer action-
oriented recommendations to the ISMICC. The ISMICC deliberates Working 
Groups'

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findings and may vote on recommendations. Appointed federal staff act 
as Stewards for each of the Working Groups to support their operations 
and report progress.

I. Background and Authority

    The ISMICC was established on March 15, 2017, in accordance with 
section 6031 of the 21st Century Cures Act, and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., as amended, to report to the Secretary, 
Congress, and any other relevant federal department or agency on 
advances in serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional 
disturbance (SED), research related to the prevention of, diagnosis of, 
intervention in, and treatment and recovery of SMIs, SEDs, and advances 
in access to services and support for adults with SMI or children with 
SED. In addition, the ISMICC will evaluate the effect federal programs 
related to serious mental illness have on public health, including 
public health outcomes such as (A) rates of suicide, suicide attempts, 
incidence and prevalence of SMIs, SEDs, and substance use disorders, 
overdose, overdose deaths, emergency hospitalizations, emergency room 
boarding, preventable emergency room visits, interaction with the 
criminal justice system, homelessness, and unemployment; (B) increased 
rates of employment and enrollment in educational and vocational 
programs; (C) quality of mental and substance use disorders treatment 
services; or (D) any other criteria as may be determined by the 
Secretary. Finally, the ISMICC will make specific recommendations for 
actions that agencies can take to better coordinate the administration 
of mental health services for adults with SMI or children with SED. Not 
later than 1 (one) year after the date of enactment of the 21st Century 
Cures Act, and 5 (five) years after such date of enactment, the ISMICC 
shall submit a report to Congress and any other relevant federal 
department or agency.

II. Membership

    This ISMICC consists of Federal members listed below or their 
designees, and Non-federal public members.
    Federal Membership: Members include, The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; The Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance 
Use; The Attorney General; The Secretary of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; The Secretary of the Department of Defense; The Secretary of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development; The Secretary of the 
Department of Education; The Secretary of the Department of Labor; The 
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and 
The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
    Non-Federal Membership: Members include, 14 Non-federal public 
members appointed by the Secretary, representing psychologists, 
psychiatrists, social workers, peer support specialists, and other 
providers, patients, family of patients, law enforcement, the 
judiciary, and leading research, advocacy, or service organizations. 
The ISMICC is required to meet at least twice per year.
    Authority: Public Law 92-463.

    Dated: July 23, 2024.
Carlos Castillo,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-16640 Filed 7-26-24; 8:45 am]
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