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[CITE: 42USC11821]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
            CHAPTER 123--DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION
 
          SUBCHAPTER II--PROGRAM FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH
 
Sec. 11821. Establishment of program


(a) Program aims

    The Secretary shall make grants to public and private nonprofit 
agencies, organizations, and institutions to carry out research, 
demonstration, and services projects designed--
        (1) to provide individual, family, and group counseling to 
    runaway youth and their families and to homeless youth for the 
    purpose of preventing or reducing the illicit use of drugs by such 
    youth,
        (2) to develop and support peer counseling programs for runaway 
    and homeless youth related to the illicit use of drugs,
        (3) to develop and support community education activities 
    related to illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless youth, 
    including outreach to youth individually,
        (4) to provide to runaway and homeless youth in rural areas 
    assistance (including the development of community support groups) 
    related to the illicit use of drugs,
        (5) to provide to individuals involved in providing services to 
    runaway and homeless youth, information and training regarding 
    issues related to the illicit use of drugs by runaway and homeless 
    youth,
        (6) to support research on the illicit drug use by runaway and 
    homeless youth, and the effects on such youth of drug abuse by 
    family members, and any correlation between such use and attempts at 
    suicide, and
        (7) to improve the availability and coordination of local 
    services related to drug abuse, for runaway and homeless youth.

(b) Priority

    In selecting among applicants for grants under subsection (a) of 
this section, the Secretary shall give priority to agencies and 
organizations that have experience in providing services to runaway and 
homeless youth.

(c) Limitation

    Grants under this section may be made for a period not to exceed 3 
years.

(Pub. L. 100-690, title III, Sec. 3511, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4255.)
