H.R. 3909 · 116th Congress
Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2019
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LangevinSponsor7 cosponsors · 4 D, 3 R
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act of 2019
Latest action (Jul 23, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 23, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.