25 U.S.C. § 1667e: Indian youth life skills development demonstration program

behavioral health professionals, with a priority for tribal partnerships cooperating with mental health professionals employed by the Service; tribal or local school agencies; and parent and community groups; technical expertise; and clinicians, analysts, and educators, as appropriate; training for teachers, school administrators, and community members to implement the curriculum; the establishment of advisory councils composed of parents, educators, community members, trained peers, and others to provide advice regarding the curriculum and other components of the demonstration program; the development of culturally appropriate support measures to supplement the effectiveness of the curriculum; and projects modeled after evidence-based projects, such as programs evaluated and published in relevant literature. The term “curriculum” means the culturally compatible, school-based, life skills curriculum for the prevention of Indian and Alaska Native adolescent suicide identified by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(A). an Indian tribe; a tribal organization; any other tribally authorized entity; and any partnership composed of 2 or more entities described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii). identify a culturally compatible, school-based, life skills curriculum for the prevention of Indian and Alaska Native adolescent suicide; identify the Indian tribes that are at greatest risk for adolescent suicide; responding to a comprehensive program requirement request of the Secretary; or submitting, through an eligible entity, an application in accordance with paragraph (4); and are between the ages of 10 and 19; and attend school in a region that is at risk of high youth suicide rates, as determined by the Administration. The term of a grant provided under the demonstration program under this section shall be not less than 4 years. The Secretary may provide not more than 5 grants under the demonstration program under this section. The grants provided under this section shall be of equal amounts. a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education; a Tribal 1 school; and 1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. a school receiving payments under section 7702 or 7703 of title 20. an assurance that, in implementing the curriculum, the eligible entity will collaborate with 1 or more local educational agencies, including elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools; nonprofit entities with demonstrated expertise regarding the development of culturally sensitive, school-based, youth suicide prevention and intervention programs; or institutions of higher education with demonstrated interest and knowledge regarding culturally sensitive, school-based, life skills youth suicide prevention and intervention programs; an assurance that the curriculum will be carried out in an academic setting in conjunction with at least 1 classroom teacher not less frequently than twice each school week for the duration of the academic year; screened for mental health at-risk indicators; and if needed and on a case-by-case basis, referred to a mental health clinician for further assessment and treatment and with crisis response capability; and drug or alcohol abuse; sexual or domestic abuse; and depression and other relevant mental health concerns. to develop and implement the curriculum in a school-based setting; to advise the Indian tribe or eligible entity regarding curriculum development; and to provide support services identified as necessary by the community being served by the Indian tribe or eligible entity; to appoint and train a school- and community-based cultural resource liaison, who will act as an intermediary among the Indian tribe or eligible entity, the applicable school administrators, and the advisory council established by the Indian tribe or eligible entity; to establish an on-site, school-based, MA- or PhD-level mental health practitioner (employed by the Service, if practicable) to work with tribal educators and other personnel; to provide for the training of peer counselors to assist in carrying out the curriculum; to procure technical and training support from nonprofit or State entities or institutions of higher education identified by the community being served by the Indian tribe or eligible entity as the best suited to develop and implement the curriculum; to train teachers and school administrators to effectively carry out the curriculum; to establish an effective referral procedure and network; to identify and develop culturally compatible curriculum support measures; to obtain educational materials and other resources from the Administration or other appropriate entities to ensure the success of the demonstration program; and to evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum in preventing Indian and Alaska Native adolescent suicide. the effectiveness of the curriculum in preventing Indian and Alaska Native adolescent suicide; areas for program improvement; and additional development of the goals and objectives of the demonstration program. describes the results of the program of each Indian tribe or eligible entity under this section; evaluates the effectiveness of the curriculum in preventing Indian and Alaska Native adolescent suicide; the expansion of the demonstration program under this section to additional eligible entities; designating the demonstration program as a permanent program; and identifying and distributing the curriculum through the Suicide Prevention Resource Center of the Administration; and incorporates any public comments received under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall provide a notice of the report under paragraph (1) and an opportunity for public comment on the report for a period of not less than 90 days before submitting the report to Congress. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.