§1665l — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary must set up programs, through the Service, in every Service area to treat Indian children who were sexually abused or live in an Indian household, and their families. Funding must cover community education and prevention; behavioral health treatment for victims and family; prevention and intervention that use traditional care and cultural values; and culturally appropriate assessment tools for Indian communities and urban centers. Programs must coordinate with programs under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act.

Title 25, §1665l

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(a)The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall establish, consistent with section 1665a of this title, in every Service area, programs involving treatment for—

(1)victims of sexual abuse who are Indian children or children in an Indian household; and

(2)other members of the household or family of the victims described in paragraph (1).

(b)Funding provided pursuant to this section shall be used for the following:

(1)To develop and provide community education and prevention programs related to sexual abuse of Indian children or children in an Indian household.

(2)To identify and provide behavioral health treatment to victims of sexual abuse who are Indian children or children in an Indian household, and to their family members who are affected by sexual abuse.

(3)To develop prevention and intervention models which incorporate traditional health care practices, cultural values, and community involvement.

(4)To develop and implement culturally sensitive assessment and diagnostic tools for use in Indian communities and urban centers.

(c)The programs established under subsection (a) shall be carried out in coordination with programs and services authorized under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is title IV of Pub. L. 101–630, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4544, which is classified principally to chapter 34 (§ 3201 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 3201 of this title and Tables. Codification section 713 of Pub. L. 94–437 is based on section 181 of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1665l, Pub. L. 94–437, title VII, § 713, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, § 702(a), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4581, provided for the conduct of the Alaska Native drug and alcohol abuse demonstration project, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 111–148.

§1665l Child sexual abuse prevention and treatment programs