Common use of Population of Focus Clause in Contracts

Population of Focus. The authority for the SOC Expansion and Sustainability Cooperative Agreements (Sections 561- 565 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended) requires that the population of focus for these implementation efforts be children and/or adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance as defined by the criteria listed below: Age: Children and youth from birth to 21 years of age. Diagnosis: The child or youth must have an emotional, socio-emotional, behavioral or mental disorder diagnosable under the DSM-IV or its ICD-9-CM equivalents, or subsequent revisions (with the exception of DSM V codes, substance use disorders and developmental disorders, unless they co-occur with another diagnosable serious emotional, behavioral, or mental disorder). For children 3 years of age or younger, the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood-Revised (DC: 0-3R) should be used as the diagnostic tool (or subsequent revisions). (See xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx for more information.) For children 4 years of age and older, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) may be used as an alternative to the DSM.

Population of Focus. The authority for the SOC Expansion and Sustainability Cooperative Agreements Implementation Grants (Sections 561- 565 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended) requires that the population of focus for these implementation efforts be children and/or adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance as defined by the criteria listed below: Age: Children and youth from birth to 21 years of age. Diagnosis: The child or youth must have an emotional, socio-emotional, behavioral or mental disorder diagnosable under the DSM-IV or its ICD-9-CM equivalents, or subsequent revisions (with the exception of DSM -IV A V codes, substance use disorders and developmental disorders, unless they co-occur with another diagnosable serious emotional, behavioral, or mental disorder). For children 3 years of age or younger, the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood-Revised (DC: 0-3R) should be used as the diagnostic tool (or subsequent revisions)tool. (See xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx for more information.) For children 4 years of age and older, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) may be used as an alternative to the DSM-IV.