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S. 2628 · 101st Congress · enacted

Mental Health Amendments of 1990

Became Public Law No: 101-639.

Latest official action 1990-11-28 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Mental Health Amendments of 1990 - Replaces Public Health Service Act provisions relating to a grant program regarding seriously mentally ill individuals and seriously mentally disturbed children with provisions authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to make grants for demonstration projects for: (1) mental health services for seriously mentally ill individuals and their families, seriously emotionally and mentally disturbed children and youth and their families, seriously mentally ill homeless persons, and elderly individuals; (2) youth suicide prevention; (3) recognition, assessment, treatment, and clinical management of depressive disorders; (4) sex offense prevention and treatment and psychological assistance to sex offense victims; and (5) mental health services to victims of family violence. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for grants under existing provisions to States for State comprehensive mental health services plans. Allows allotments to States under existing provisions to be used to develop and implement the plans. Excludes such expenditures from consideration regarding limits on administrative expenses. Changes the requirements for such plans, including: (1) replacing references to chronically mentally ill individuals with references to individuals with serious m…

Congressional Research Service · 1990-10-23

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