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STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

19-125 RE: C.R.

NO.

19-208/H&SA SUBJECT: ACCEPTING GRANT ASSISTANCE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,414.

MAY 23, 2016 The Honorable Wesley W. Simina Speaker, Nineteenth Congress Federated States of Micronesia Fourth Regular Session, 2016 Dear Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs to which was referred C.R.

No.
No.

19-208, entitled: “A RESOLUTION APPROVING A GRANT ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,414 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, TO FUND AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY MENTALHEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM IN THE FSM FOR AWARD PERIOD FROM OCTOBER 1, 2016 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2017, INCLUDING ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE ASSISTANCE.”, begs leave to report as follows: The intent and purpose of this resolution are expressed in its title.
Your Committee held a hearing on May 20, 2016 the witnesses present included the Department of Health and Social Affairs, including the Secretary and key staff, and the Department of Justice.

SCRL 190-143/CR 19-208/H&SA Committee STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

19-125 RE: C.R.

NO.

19-208/H&SA SUBJECT: ACCEPTING GRANT ASSISTANCE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,414.

MAY 23, 2016 The Department of H&SA stated that this grant was part of a quarterly award.
The annual total for this grant is $190,316.

This grant would support treatment and data gathering goals.

This grant provides direct assistance to those suffering with mental illness.

The annual grant supports the salary of the Data Coordinator and Psychiatrist, Travel for those two individuals, administrative costs including supplies and office rent and contractual services.

The attached report is based on the entire annual budget.

The Committee is very familiar with the work funded by this grant.
Your Committee has been concerned over years at the lack of professionals in the mental health care area, and is glad to see that a psychiatrist is being funded by this grant.

From the statements by the witnesses it appears that access to mental health care is expanding however your Committee continues to be concerned that those citizens in need living in remote areas are still underserved.
As touched on several times during the hearing regarding this grant and others the Committee would like to see detailed statistics regarding the performance of these programs, and to understand if there has been improvement, and if not, why.

As this grant provides for a Data Coordinator your Committee specifically requested statistics over a multi-year period.

The Committee is appreciative of the hard work that this division in the National and State Departments of Health do.
It did question whether funding resources were being sought from other sources, and encouraged further work in that area.

-2- STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT NO.

19-125 RE: C.R.

NO.

19-208/H&SA SUBJECT: ACCEPTING GRANT ASSISTANCE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,414.

MAY 23, 2016 Your Committee on Health and Social Affairs is in accord with the intent and purpose of C.R.

No.

19-208, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto.
Respectfully submitted, /s/ Bonsiano F. Nethon Bonsiano F. Nethon, chairman /s/ Ferny S. Perman Ferny S. Perman, vice chairman /s/ /s/ Tiwiter Aritos /s/ Tiwiter Aritos, member Florencio S. Harper, member /s/ /s/ David W. Panuelo David W. Panuelo, member /s/ /s/ Joseph J. Urusemal Joseph J. Urusemal, member /s/ /s/ Alik L. Alik Alik L. Alik, member -3-