§ 5183.
Crisis counseling assistance and training
The President is authorized to provide professional counseling services, including financial assistance to State or local agencies or private mental health organizations to provide such services or training of disaster workers, to victims of major disasters in order to relieve mental health problems caused or aggravated by such major disaster or its aftermath.
Source
(Pub. L. 93–288, title IV, § 416, formerly § 413,May 22, 1974
, 88 Stat. 157; renumbered § 416 and amended Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 106(i), Nov. 23, 1988
, 102 Stat. 4705.)Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 416 of Pub. L. 93–288 was renumbered section 419 by Pub. L. 100–707 and is classified to section 5186 of this title.
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–707 struck out “(through the National Institute of Mental Health)” after “authorized”.