; (3) many children suffering and struggling go undiagnosed and are not adequately supported, and there is a need to improve training and understanding of mental health and substance use disorder concerns for educators since often there are barriers to mental health and substance use disorder treatment in a school setting; (4) 42 percent of school districts have reported using threat assessment and risk assessment teams, an approach created by the United States Secret Service that involves identifying, evaluating, and taking action on current or potential threats which— (A) can cause significant harm to the mental health and emotional well-being of children; (B) has compounded already existent stigma for groups of students; (C) has had a disproportionate impact on students of color by initiating justice involvement in lieu of more appropriate services; and (D) has had a disproportionate impact on students with disabilities; (5) families and caregivers need to be included when treating children suffering from mental illness and substance use disorders; and (6) when children turn 18 they are cut off from mental health and substance use disorder services which impacts continuity of care; Whereas there is a growing need for mental health and substance use disorder services amongst young adults and college-aged adults, and between 2007 and 2017, for those aged 18–34 there was a— (1) 108-percent increase in drug-related deaths; (2) 69-percent increase in alcohol-induced deaths; and (3) 35-percent increase in suicide deaths; Whereas despite the rising need for mental health and substance use disorder treatment by young adults, there continues to be disparities in accessing care experienced by young adults of color; Whereas 5.5 million veterans and servicemembers rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs for health services, and 1.5 million veterans have received a mental health diagnosis, and— (1) 1 in 4 active duty members shows signs of mental health conditions