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§ 290bb–7a. Youth prevention and recovery
(a) Omitted
(b) Resource center
(c) Youth prevention and recovery initiative
(1) In general
(2) DefinitionsIn this subsection:
(A) Eligible entityThe term “eligible entity” means—
(i) a local educational agency that is seeking to establish or expand substance use prevention or recovery support services at one or more high schools;
(ii) a State educational agency;
(iii) an institution of higher education (or consortia of such institutions), which may include a recovery program at an institution of higher education;
(iv) a local board or one-stop operator;
(v) a nonprofit organization with appropriate expertise in providing services or programs for children, adolescents, or young adults, excluding a school;
(vi) a State, political subdivision of a State, Indian tribe, or tribal organization; or
(vii) a high school or dormitory serving high school students that receives funding from the Bureau of Indian Education.
(B) Foster care
(C) High school
(D) Homeless youth
(E) Indian tribe; tribal organization
(F) Institution of higher education
(G) Local educational agency
(H) Local board; one-stop operator
(I) Out-of-school youth
(J) Recovery programThe term “recovery program” means a program—
(i) to help children, adolescents, or young adults who are recovering from substance use disorders to initiate, stabilize, and maintain healthy and productive lives in the community; and
(ii) that includes peer-to-peer support delivered by individuals with lived experience in recovery, and communal activities to build recovery skills and supportive social networks.
(K) State educational agency
(3) Best practicesThe Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall—
(A) identify or facilitate the development of evidence-based best practices for prevention of substance misuse and abuse by children, adolescents, and young adults, including for specific populations such as youth in foster care, homeless youth, out-of-school youth, and youth who are at risk of or have experienced trafficking that address—
(i) primary prevention;
(ii) appropriate recovery support services;
(iii) appropriate use of medication-assisted treatment for such individuals, if applicable, and ways of overcoming barriers to the use of medication-assisted treatment in such population; and
(iv) efficient and effective communication, which may include the use of social media, to maximize outreach efforts;
(B) disseminate such best practices to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, schools and dormitories funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, institutions of higher education, recovery programs at institutions of higher education, local boards, one-stop operators, family and youth homeless providers, and nonprofit organizations, as appropriate;
(C) conduct a rigorous evaluation of each grant funded under this subsection, particularly its impact on the indicators described in paragraph (7)(B); and
(D) provide technical assistance for grantees under this subsection.
(4) Grants authorizedThe Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall award 3-year grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to enable such entities, in coordination with Indian tribes, if applicable, and State agencies responsible for carrying out substance use disorder prevention and treatment programs, to carry out evidence-based programs for—
(A) prevention of substance misuse and abuse by children, adolescents, and young adults, which may include primary prevention;
(B) recovery support services for children, adolescents, and young adults, which may include counseling, job training, linkages to community-based services, family support groups, peer mentoring, and recovery coaching; or
(C) treatment or referrals for treatment of substance use disorders, which may include the use of medication-assisted treatment, as appropriate.
(5) Special consideration
(6) ApplicationTo be eligible for a grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. Such application shall include—
(A) a description of—
(i) the impact of substance use disorders in the population that will be served by the grant program;
(ii) how the eligible entity has solicited input from relevant stakeholders, which may include faculty, teachers, staff, families, students, and experts in substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery in developing such application;
(iii) the goals of the proposed project, including the intended outcomes;
(iv) how the eligible entity plans to use grant funds for evidence-based activities, in accordance with this subsection to prevent, provide recovery support for, or treat substance use disorders amongst such individuals, or a combination of such activities; and
(v) how the eligible entity will collaborate with relevant partners, which may include State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, juvenile justice agencies, prevention and recovery support providers, local service providers, including substance use disorder treatment programs, providers of mental health services, youth serving organizations, family and youth homeless providers, child welfare agencies, and primary care providers, in carrying out the grant program; and
(B) an assurance that the eligible entity will participate in the evaluation described in paragraph (3)(C).
(7) Reports to the SecretaryEach eligible entity awarded a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary a report at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require. Such report shall include—
(A) a description of how the eligible entity used grant funds, in accordance with this subsection, including the number of children, adolescents, and young adults reached through programming; and
(B) a description, including relevant data, of how the grant program has made an impact on the intended outcomes described in paragraph (6)(A)(iii), including—
(i) indicators of student success, which, if the eligible entity is an educational institution, shall include student well-being and academic achievement;
(ii) substance use disorders amongst children, adolescents, and young adults, including the number of overdoses and deaths amongst children, adolescents, and young adults served by the grant during the grant period; and
(iii) other indicators, as the Secretary determines appropriate.
(8) Report to Congress
(9) Authorization of appropriations
(Pub. L. 115–271, title VII, § 7102, Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4038.)