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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§285p–1 Associate Director for Prevention

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES › Part Part C— - Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes › Subpart subpart 16— - national institute of mental health › § 285p–1

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Institute must have an Associate Director for Prevention. That person must work full time to coordinate and promote the Institute’s programs to prevent mental disorders. The Director of the Institute must pick the Associate Director from people who are experts in mental disorder prevention because of their training or experience. The Associate Director must prepare a description of the Institute’s prevention activities, including the staff and resources used, for the every-two-years report under section 284b.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §285p–1

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)There shall be in the Institute an Associate Director for Prevention who shall be responsible for the full-time coordination and promotion of the programs in the Institute concerning the prevention of mental disorder. The Associate Director shall be appointed by the Director of the Institute from individuals who because of their professional training or expertise are experts in mental disorder and the prevention of such.
(b)The Associate Director for Prevention shall prepare for inclusion in the biennial report made under section 284b 11 See References in Text note below. of this title a description of the prevention activities of the Institute, including a description of the staff and resources allocated to those activities.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 284b of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was repealed by Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(1)(C), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1992, with provision for programs providing financial assistance, see section 801(c), (d) of Pub. L. 102–321, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1992 Amendment note under section 236 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 285p–1

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73