Supporting Family Mental Health in CAPTA Act

Bill: 116-s-1160
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employment and training programs
Family services
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Supporting Family Mental Health in CAPTA Act

 
 This bill revises various programs that address the prevention and treatment of child abuse.
 
For example, the bill expands the Child Welfare Information Gateway to include best practices for referrals to resources for physical, behavioral, mental health, and developmental needs.
 
 The bill also revises child abuse research programs to include elements such as (1) effective community-based resources that support behavioral and mental health; and (2) effective methods to address geographic, racial, and cultural inequities in the child welfare system. 

 
Additionally, the bill requires specified grants programs for child abuse and neglect to (1) include training about trauma-informed practices, and (2) provide specified services that address the mental health of children and families in the child welfare system.

action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Supporting Family Mental Health in CAPTA Act

 
 This bill revises various programs that address the prevention and treatment of child abuse.
 
For example, the bill expands the Child Welfare Information Gateway to include best practices for referrals to resources for physical, behavioral, and mental health and developmental needs.
 
The bill also revises child abuse research programs to include elements such as (1) effective methods to address geographic, racial, and cultural inequities in the child welfare system; and (2) prevention of child abuse and neglect in families that have not had contact with the child welfare system. It further specifies that certain technical assistance must address, as applicable, best practices to prevent child abuse and neglect in families with complex needs (i.e., those who have experienced domestic violence or substance use disorders).
 
Additionally, the bill makes changes to specified grant programs for child abuse and neglect. Among these changes, it requires programs to include training on (1) improving coordination among child protective services agencies, health care providers, and community resources; and (2) the links between child abuse and neglect and domestic violence and approaches to working with families with mental health needs or substance use disorders. It also modifies the contents of applications related to these grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5716-5717)
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate