§290aa–2a Report on individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders

Summary

The Secretary must prepare and send a report on prevention and treatment for people who have both mental illness and substance abuse disorders within 2 years after October 17, 2000. The Secretary must consult with State representatives, mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention providers, people receiving services, and their family members. The report goes to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committee on Commerce. Using existing Federal and State survey data, the report must describe how people are being treated and give current counts of children and adults affected, show how funds under sections 300x and 300x–21 are used and who was served, note needed service improvements, summarize prevention practices, and list evidence-based treatments with recommendations for using them. The Secretary may use available appropriated funds to do this work.