Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS); Notice of Meeting

• Published date: 29 July 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 45646
• Record Number: 2020-16362
• Section: Notices
• Court: Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 146 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 45646]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-16362]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
                Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
                Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS); Notice of Meeting
                 Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting
                of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's
                (SAMHSA) Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS) on August 19,
                2020.
                 The meeting will include discussions on assessing SAMHSA's current
                strategies, including the mental health and substance use needs of the
                women and girls population. Additionally, the ACWS will be addressing
                priorities regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the behavioral health
                needs of women and children, and the current ethnic/racial climate and
                related economic and health disparities on women, and directions around
                behavioral health services and access for women and children.
                 The meeting is open to the public and will be held virtually only.
                Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or
                in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
                 Written submissions should be forwarded to the contact person by
                August 9, 2020. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled at
                the conclusion of the meeting. Individuals interested in making oral
                presentations must notify the contact person on or before August 9,
                2020. Up to five minutes will be allotted for each presentation, as
                time permits.
                 The meeting may be accessed via telephone or web meeting. To obtain
                the call-in number and access code, submit written or brief oral
                comments, or request special accommodations for persons with
                disabilities, please register on-line at http://snacregister.samhsa.gov/MeetingList.aspx, or communicate with SAMHSA's
                Designated Federal Officer, Ms. Valerie Kolick.
                 Substantive meeting information and a roster of ACWS members may be
                obtained either by accessing the SAMHSA Committees' Web https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/advisory-councils/meetings, or by contacting
                Ms. Kolick.
                 Committee Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
                Administration, Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS).
                 Date/Time/Type: Wednesday, August 19, 2020, from: 1:00 p.m. to 4:30
                p.m. EDT (OPEN).
                 Place: SAMHSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 (Virtual).
                 Contact: Valerie Kolick, Designated Federal Officer, SAMHSA's
                Advisory Committee for Women's Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
                MD 20857, Telephone: (240) 276-1738, Email:
                [email protected].
                 Dated: July 23, 2020.
                Carlos Castillo,
                Committee Management Officer, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
                Services Administration.
                [FR Doc. 2020-16362 Filed 7-28-20; 8:45 am]
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