Effective 7-1-2023.

1. (b) Grant recipients shall use a validated mental health screening tool, and a full mental health assessment tool, if necessary, and may use the funds to conduct the following activities:

   1. (1) Partnering with law enforcement to implement a program to divert a child from formal court proceedings.
   2. (2) Creating crisis stabilization services and a mobile crisis unit.
   3. (3) Providing comprehensive case management for a child or family in crisis.
   4. (4) Identifying and strengthening community based intensive treatment and management services.
   5. (5) Establishing telehealth services (as defined in IC 25-1-9.5-6 ) and programs.
   6. (6) Supporting mental health evaluations, which include the use of telehealth services (as defined in IC 25-1-9.5-6 ).

Sec. 3. (a) The purpose of the juvenile behavioral health competitive grant pilot program is to support jurisdictions, particularly in rural areas, to evaluate a child's behavioral health needs and divert the child from formal court involvement and out-of-home placement into community or school based mental health treatment.

As added by P.L.101-2022, SEC.32.