§321-172 Children's mental health services branch. There is established within the department of health, mental health division, a children's mental health services branch which shall coordinate the effective and efficient delivery of mental health services to children and youth, 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 youth. [L 1974, c 211, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 59, §1]