Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 2.djvu/304

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114 STAT. 1186 PUBLIC LAW 106-310—OCT. 17, 2000 42 USC 290bb- 36. Grants. Contracts. $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 and 2003.". SEC. 3111. SUICIDE PREVENTION. Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-31 et seq.), as amended by section 3107, is further amended by adding at the end the following: "SEC. 520E. SUICIDE PREVENTION FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. "(a) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, public organizations, or private nonprofit organizations to establish programs to reduce suicide deaths in the United States among children and adolescents. "(b) COLLABORATION.— In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that activities under this section are coordinated among the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the relevant institutes at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Administration on Children and Families. "(c) REQUIREMENTS. —^A State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, tribal organization, public organization, or private nonprofit organization desiring a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall demonstrate that the suicide prevention program such entity proposes will— "(1) provide for the timely assessment, treatment, or referral for mental health or substance abuse services of children and adolescents at risk for suicide; "(2) be based on best evidence-based, suicide prevention practices and strategies that are adapted to the local community; "(3) integrate its suicide prevention program into the existing health care system in the community including primary health care, mental health services, and substance abuse services; "(4) be integrated into other systems in the community that address the needs of children and adolescents including the educational system, juvenile justice system, welfare and child protection systems, and community youth support organizations; "(5) use primary prevention methods to educate and raise awareness in the local community by disseminating evidencebased information about suicide prevention; "(6) include suicide prevention, mental health, and related information and services for the families and friends of those who completed suicide, as needed; "(7) provide linguistically appropriate and culturally competent services, as needed; "(8) provide a plan for the evaluation of outcomes and activities at the local level, according to standards established by the Secretary, and agree to participate in a national evaluation; and "(9) ensure that staff used in the program are trained in suicide prevention and that professionals involved in the system of care have received training in identifying persons at risk of suicide.