Specialized services for abused parents and their children

Section 312 (42 U.S.C. 10412) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking service programs and community-based programs to prevent future domestic violence by addressing, in an appropriate manner, the needs of children and inserting service programs and culturally specific community-based programs to serve children and youth; and (ii) by inserting, and to support the caregiving capacity of adult victims before the period; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking of not more than 2 years and inserting of 3 years; and (ii) in the second sentence, by striking of not more than 2 years and inserting of 2 years; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting or State domestic violence services after local; (B) by inserting a culturally specific organization, after associations),; (C) by striking tribal organization and inserting Tribal organization; (D) by inserting adult and child after serving; and (E) by striking and their children; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) a description of how the entity will prioritize the safety of, and confidentiality of information about adult and child victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence;; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate services, and culturally and linguistically appropriate services, to the victims and children; and and inserting trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate, age-appropriate, and culturally and linguistically appropriate services to children and youth and their adult caregivers;; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking appropriate and relevant to the unique needs of children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence. and inserting the following: “that— (i) is relevant to the unique needs of children and youth exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; (ii) provides for the safety of children, youth, and their non-abusing parents; and (iii) improves the interventions, delivery of services, and treatments provided for such children, youth, and families; and; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (4) a description of prevention activities targeting child and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence.; (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking community-based program described in subsection (a) and inserting culturally specific community-based program; (B) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) by striking victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their children and inserting child, youth and adult victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; and (ii) by inserting or the health system before the semicolon; and (C) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking community-based organizations serving victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence or children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and inserting health, education, or other community-based organizations serving adult and child victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; and (ii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) by inserting and youth after for children; and (II) by inserting health, after transportation,; and (5) in subsection (e)— (A) by inserting shall participate in an evaluation and after under this section; and (B) by striking contain an evaluation of and inserting including information on.