Children's Mental Health Task Force

Substitute Senate Bill No. 972, Public Act No. 13-178 established a Children's Mental Health Task Force to study the effects of nutrition, genetics, complementary and alternative treatments and psychotropic drugs on the mental, emotional and behavioral health of children within the state. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation but shall, within the limits of available funds, be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The task force shall: (1) Study the effects of nutrition, genetics, complementary and alternative treatments and psychotropic drugs on the mental, emotional and behavioral health of children; (2) gather and maintain current information regarding said effects; and (3) advise the General Assembly and Governor concerning the coordination and administration of state programs that may address the impact of said effects on the mental, emotional and behavioral health of children using a results-based accountability framework.