§321-172 Child and adolescent mental health division. There shall be established within the department of health a child and adolescent mental health division, which shall coordinate the effective and efficient delivery of mental health services to children and adolescents, including services provided by private nonprofit agencies under contract to the department of health, and be responsible for the development and implementation of centralized and highly specialized programs for children and adolescents. [L 1974, c 211, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 59, §1; am L 2025, c 178, §5]