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health conditions predisposing to suicide, 
and treatment; and 
‘‘(iii) alcohol and substance abuse 
treatment. 
‘‘(B) To provide clinician-interactive med-
ical advice, guidance and training, assistance in 
diagnosis and interpretation, crisis counseling 
and intervention, and related assistance to Serv-
ice, tribal, or urban clinicians and health serv-
ices providers working with youth being served 
under this demonstration project. 
‘‘(C) To assist, educate and train commu-
nity leaders, health education professionals and 
paraprofessionals, tribal outreach workers, and 
family members who work with the youth receiv-
ing telemental health services under this dem-
onstration project, including with identification 
of suicidal tendencies, crisis intervention and 
suicide prevention, emergency skill development, 
and building and expanding networks among 
these individuals and with State and local health 
services providers. 
‘‘(D) To develop and distribute culturally 
appropriate community educational materials 
on— 
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‘‘(i) suicide prevention; 
‘‘(ii) suicide education; 
‘‘(iii) suicide screening; 
‘‘(iv) suicide intervention; and 
‘‘(v) ways to mobilize communities 
with respect to the identification of risk fac-
tors for suicide. 
‘‘(E) For data collection and reporting re-
lated to Indian youth suicide prevention efforts. 
‘‘(2) TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE PRACTICES.— 
In carrying out the purposes described in paragraph 
(1), an Indian Tribe or Tribal Organization may use 
and promote the traditional health care practices of 
the Indian Tribes of the youth to be served. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (c), an Indian Tribe or Tribal Organiza-
tion shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion, at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the project that the Indian 
Tribe or Tribal Organization will carry out using the 
funds provided under the grant; 
‘‘(2) a description of the manner in which the 
project funded under the grant would— 
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‘‘(A) meet the telemental health care needs 
of the Indian youth population to be served by 
the project; or 
‘‘(B) improve the access of the Indian youth 
population to be served to suicide prevention and 
treatment services; 
‘‘(3) evidence of support for the project from the 
local community to be served by the project; 
‘‘(4) a description of how the families and lead-
ership of the communities or populations to be served 
by the project would be involved in the development 
and ongoing operations of the project; 
‘‘(5) a plan to involve the tribal community of 
the youth who are provided services by the project in 
planning and evaluating the mental health care and 
suicide prevention efforts provided, in order to ensure 
the integration of community, clinical, environ-
mental, and cultural components of the treatment; 
and 
‘‘(6) a plan for sustaining the project after Fed-
eral assistance for the demonstration project has ter-
minated. 
‘‘(f) COLLABORATION; REPORTING
TO
NATIONAL 
CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
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‘‘(1) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Service, shall encourage Indian Tribes 
and Tribal Organizations receiving grants under this 
section to collaborate to enable comparisons about best 
practices across projects. 
‘‘(2) 
REPORTING
TO
NATIONAL
CLEARING-
HOUSE.—The Secretary, acting through the Service, 
shall also encourage Indian Tribes and Tribal Orga-
nizations receiving grants under this section to sub-
mit relevant, declassified project information to the 
national clearinghouse authorized under section 
701(b)(2) in order to better facilitate program per-
formance and improve suicide prevention, interven-
tion, and treatment services. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each grant recipient shall 
submit to the Secretary an annual report that— 
‘‘(1) describes the number of telemental health 
services provided; and 
‘‘(2) includes any other information that the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the termination of the demonstration project, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
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