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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§290ee–9 Services for Families and Patients in Crisis

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER III–A — SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION › Part D — Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Substance Abuse and Mental Health › § 290ee–9

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services may give grants to nonprofit national, State, or local groups that help people and families affected by addiction and that offer patient and family services, advocacy, or education. Grants can pay for 7 types of work: expanding resource centers with trained staff who give support, treatment access, brief checks, overdose-prevention education, peer help, grief support, and case management; developing health IT for prevention and underserved areas; improving treatment and clear evidence-based information and tools; training and technical help for governments, law enforcement, health systems, and researchers; expanding evidence-based education; training community members and families about local drug issues; and evaluating programs.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §290ee–9

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

(a)In general
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may make grants to entities that focus on addiction and substance use disorders and specialize in family and patient services, advocacy for patients and families, and educational information.
(b)Allowable uses
A grant awarded under this section may be used for nonprofit national, State, or local organizations that engage in the following activities:
(1)Expansion of resource center services with professional, clinical staff that provide, for families and individuals impacted by a substance use disorder, support, access to treatment resources, brief assessments, medication and overdose prevention education, compassionate listening services, recovery support or peer specialists, bereavement and grief support, and case management.
(2)Continued development of health information technology systems that leverage new and upcoming technology and techniques for prevention, intervention, and filling resource gaps in communities that are underserved.
(3)Enhancement and operation of treatment and recovery resources, easy-to-read scientific and evidence-based education on addiction and substance use disorders, and other informational tools for families and individuals impacted by a substance use disorder and community stakeholders, such as law enforcement agencies.
(4)Provision of training and technical assistance to State and local governments, law enforcement agencies, health care systems, research institutions, and other stakeholders.
(5)Expanding upon and implementing educational information using evidence-based information on substance use disorders.
(6)Expansion of training of community stakeholders, law enforcement officers, and families across a broad-range of addiction, health, and related topics on substance use disorders, local issues and community-specific issues related to the drug epidemic.
(7)Program evaluation.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, also known as the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and the Substance Abuse Prevention Act of 2018, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.

Reference

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 290ee–9

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110