Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§11821 Establishment of Program

Title 42 › CHAPTER 123 — DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION › SUBCHAPTER II — PROGRAM FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH › § 11821

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must give grants to public and private nonprofit groups and institutions for research, pilot projects, and services that aim to prevent or reduce illegal drug use by runaway and homeless youth and their families. The grants cover seven types of work: counseling (individual, family, group), peer-support programs, community education and outreach, help for rural youth (like local support groups), training for service providers, research on youth drug use and family effects (including links to suicide), and better local service coordination. Experienced providers get priority. Grants last no more than 3 years.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §11821

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(a)Program aims

The Secretary shall make grants to public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions to carry out research, demonstration, and services projects designed—

(1)to provide individual, family, and group counseling to runaway youth and their families and to homeless youth for the purpose of preventing or reducing the illicit use of drugs by such youth,

(2)to develop and support peer counseling programs for runaway and homeless youth related to the illicit use of drugs,

(3)to develop and support community education activities related to illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth, including outreach to youth individually,

(4)to provide to runaway and homeless youth in rural areas assistance (including the development of community support groups) related to the illicit use of drugs,

(5)to provide to individuals involved in providing services to runaway and homeless youth, information and training regarding issues related to the illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth,

(6)to support research on the illicit drug use by runaway and homeless youth, and the effects on such youth of drug abuse by family members, and any correlation between such use and attempts at suicide, and

(7)to improve the availability and coordination of local services related to drug abuse, for runaway and homeless youth.

(b)Priority

In selecting among applicants for grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to agencies and organizations that have experience in providing services to runaway and homeless youth.

(c)Limitation

Grants under this section may be made for a period not to exceed 3 years.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 11821

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110