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 PUBLIC LAW 101-226—DEC. 12, 1989 103 STAT. 1937 . '-(6) developing skills and techniques for administering drug prevention and education programs.'. SEC. 21. KMKKfiKNCY GRANTS FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE SUBSTANCE ABUSERS. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), as amended by the Child Abuse Prevention Challenge Grants Reauthorization Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-126), is amended by adding after section 107 the following new section: "SEC. 107A. EMERGENCY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION SERVICES GRANT. 42 USC 5l06a-l. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— The Secretary shall establish a program to make grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to provide services to children whose parents are substance abusers. "(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Entities eligible to receive a grant under this section shall be— "(1) State and local agencies that are responsible for admin- istering child abuse or related child abuse intervention services; and "(2) community and mental health agencies and nonprofit youth-serving organizations with experience in providing child abuse prevention services. "(c) APPLICATION. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may by regulation require. "(2) ASSURANCE OF USE.— An application submitted under paragraph (1) shall— "(A) contain an assurance that the applicant operates in a geographic area where child abuse has placed substantial strains on State and local agencies and has resulted in substantial increases in the need for services that cannot be met without funds available under this section; "(B) identify the responsible agency or agencies that will be involved in the use of funds provided under this section; "(C) contain a description of emergency situations with regard to children of substance abusers who need services of the type described in this section; "(D) contain a plan for improving the delivery of such services to such children; "(E) contain assurances that such services will be pro- vided in a comprehensive multi-disciplinary and coordi- nated manner; and "(F) contain any additional information as the Secretary may reasonably require. "(d) USE OF FUNDS. —Funds received by an entity under this section shall be used to improve the delivery of services to children whose parents are substance abusers. Such services may include— "(1) the hiring of additional personnel by the entity to reduce caseloads; "(2) the provision of additional training for personnel to impiove their ability to provide emergency child abuse preven- tion services related to substance abuse by the parents of such children; "(3) the provision of expanded services to deal with family crises created by substance abuse; and

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