S. 1404: Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-07-07 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7196-7199)

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-07-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · what a sponsor is
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Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009

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Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award five-year competitive grants to eligible federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) to fund at least 10 demonstration projects to promote: (1) universal access to family centered, evidence-based interventions in the FQHCs that prevent child maltreatment by addressing parenting practices and skills; and (2) behavioral health and family well-being for families from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. Allows FQHCs to use grant funds to: (1) conduct needs assessments; (2) use available technologies to collect, organize, and provide access to patient health and mental health information and to provide referrals, train staff, monitor service delivery and outcomes, and create networking opportunities; (3) adapt and implement evidence-based parenting skills training programs for caregivers; (4) screen caregivers (by trained professionals) for child maltreatment risk factors and provide access to mental health services to caregivers screened positive for child maltreatment risk factors; (5) develop public education campaigns; and (6) evaluate patient satisfaction, project cost effectiveness, and effectiveness of evidence-based parenting programs in improving parenting practices and reducing child abuse and neglect. Directs the Secretary to contract with institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and other entities to provide technical assistance and project coordination for grant recipients, training for health care professionals at FQHCs, and cross-site evaluation of demonstration projects.

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Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act of 2009

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Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · 0 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong111-s1404 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111