Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 23, 2019)
Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2019
This bill requires the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to award grants to states for post-adoption and post-legal guardianship mental health services. Specifically, grants may be used to implement statewide direct service programs such as educational support or counseling to aid adoptive parents and families in addressing common behavioral health issues among adopted children. Grants also may be used for activities such as peer-to-peer mentoring, crisis intervention, program evaluation, policy development, and research, among others uses.
The ACF must grant only one awards per state, or state-designated entity, and preference must be given to eligible entities that partner with a state's mental health agency and have demonstrated success at increasing adoption and legal guardianship competency.
What just happenedJul 23, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 23, 2019
- Jul 23, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Work and Welfare Subcommittee - Jul 23, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 23, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House