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Public Health Service Act

The main law that establishes federal health programs and services in the United States, including those related to mental health.

Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services

Federal funding given to states to support comprehensive community mental health services for adults with serious mental illnesses and children with serious emotional disturbances.

Prevention and Early Intervention Services

Programs and strategies designed to stop mental health problems from developing or to address them at their earliest stages, before they become severe.

Evidence-based strategies

Approaches or programs that have been shown through research and scientific studies to be effective in achieving their intended outcomes.

Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

A mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder resulting in serious functional impairment, which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.

Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)

A diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder in children or adolescents that results in a functional impairment which substantially interferes with or limits the child's role or functioning in family, school, or community activities.