ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAMS FOR RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

SEC. 2057. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAMS FOR RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended— (1) by amending section 504(f) to read as follows: “(f)(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall— “(A) develop and publish information with respect to the causes of suicide and the means of preventing suicide; and “(B) make such information generally available to the public and to health professionals. “(2) Information described in paragraph (1) shall especially relate to suicide among individuals under 24 years of age.”; (2) by striking subsections (g) through (i) of section 504; and (3) by adding at the end of part B the following new subpart: 102 STAT. 4212 “Subpart 3—Mental Health Research “establishment of program for mental health research“Sec. 519. The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, may make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities for the conduct of, promotions of, coordination of, research, investigation, experiments, demonstrations, and studies relative to the cause, diagnosis, treatment, control, and prevention of mental illness. “national mental health education program“Sec. 520. The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall establish a National Mental Health Education Program for the purpose of— “(1) developing improved methods of treating individuals with mental health problems and improved methods of assisting the families of such individuals; “(2) supporting programs of biomedical and behavioral research, training, and education with respect to the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health problems; “(3) collecting and making available, through publication and other appropriate methods, information on, and the practical application of, such research and other activities; “(4) providing technical assistance to public and private entities that are providers of mental health services; “(5) disseminating to such providers and to the public information with respect to mental health, including information on programs that provide financial assistance in obtaining mental health services; and “(6) establishing a clearinghouse in order to collect information developed in mental health research and treatment programs and to make such information available to providers of mental health services, to individuals with mental health problems, and to the general public. “establishment of grant program for demonstration projects“Sec. 520A. (a) Chronically Mentally Ill Individuals and Seriously Mentally Disturbed Children.—The Secretary, acting through the Director, may make grants to States, political subdivisions of States, and nonprofit private agencies— “(1) for mental health services demonstration projects for the planning, coordination, and improvement of community services (including outreach and self-help services) for chronically mentally ill individuals, seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth, elderly individuals, and homeless chronically mentally ill individuals, and for the conduct of research concerning such services; “(2) demonstration projects for the prevention of youth suicide; “(3) demonstration projects for the improvement of the recognition, assessment, treatment, and clinical management of depressive disorders; and “(5) demonstration projects for treatment and prevention relating to sex offenses. “(b) Individuals At Risk of Mental Illness.— 102 STAT. 4213 “(1) The Secretary, acting through the Director, may make grants to States, political subdivisions of States, and private nonprofit agencies for prevention services demonstration projects for the provision of prevention services for individuals who, in the determination of the Secretary, are at risk of developing mental illness. “(2) Demonstration projects under paragraph (1) may include— “(A) prevention services for populations at risk of developing mental illness, particularly displaced workers, young children, and adolescents; “(B) the development and dissemination of education materials; “(C) the sponsoring of local, regional, or national workshops or conferences; “(D) the conducting of training programs with respect to the provision of mental health services to individuals described in paragraph (1); and “(E) the provision of technical assistance to providers of such services. “(c) Limitation on Duration of Grant.—The Secretary may make a grant under subsection (a) or (b) for not more than three consecutive one-year periods. “(d) Limitation on Administrative Expenses.—The Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) or (b) to an applicant unless the applicant agrees that not more than 10 percent of such a grant will be expended for administrative expenses. “(e) Authorizations of Appropriations.— “(1) For the purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1989 and 1990. “(2) Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make available 15 percent for demonstration projects to carry out the purpose of this section in rural areas.”.