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Main Subject: Education

Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify and review evidence-based interventions, best practices, curricula, and staff trainings in Head Start programs that improve the behavioral health of children and support staff wellness.

HHS must (1) award grants to participating Head Start agencies to implement the interventions, and (2) evaluate the implementation of the interventions.

The bill also permits HHS to fund five best practice centers in universities to prepare future Head Start agencies and staff to deliver the interventions.

House floor actions Actions

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Jan. 28 2022	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Library of Congress Actions

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Jan. 28 2022	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House bill HR6509-117

Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act

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