Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act

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Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act This bill requires an initial mental health screening within 30 days after a child enters foster care.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 19, 2019

Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act

This bill requires an initial mental health screening within 30 days after a child enters foster care. In the case of a child for whom a mental health issue is identified in such initial screening, a comprehensive assessment of the child's mental health must be completed within 60 days after the child's entry into foster care.

The Department of Health and Human Services must provide technical assistance for states to implement this requirement.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act

Latest action (Sep 19, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.

Policy area: Social Welfare · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 19, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.