SB1633 Summary: Children and Young Adult Mental Health Crisis Act

• Requires private health insurance policies amended, delivered, issued, or renewed after June 30, 2020 to cover coordinated specialty care for first-episode psychosis and assertive community treatment (ACT)/community support teams (CST) for children and young adults under age 30.

• Restructures the Family Support Program (formerly Individual Care Grant) as a comprehensive system of care for children and young adults under age 26 with serious mental health needs, including community-based wrap-around services, residential treatment, and supportive housing for young adults.

• Allows substance use treatment providers to keep cases open for 90 days without service before closure, and requires the Department of Human Services to establish presumptive eligibility for Family Support Program services following 3 psychiatric hospitalizations in 12 months.

• Creates an In-Home Therapy Pilot Program for children under age 21 through Medicaid and establishes a billing mechanism for preventive mental health services for children without formal diagnoses.

• Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to establish a toll-free number for post-adoption and post-placement support services and annually update resources about available mental health and substance use treatment services.