To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify, review, and implement effective interventions in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9045 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9045 To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify, review, and implement effective interventions in Head Start programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2026 Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify, review, and implement effective interventions in Head Start programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act''. SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS IN HEAD START PROGRAMS. (a) Interventions That Improve Social-Emotional and Behavioral Health of Children.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall identify and review interventions, best practices, curricula, and staff trainings-- (A) that improve the behavioral health of children; and (B) that are evidence based. (2) Focus.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall focus on interventions, best practices, curricula, and staff trainings that-- (A) can be delivered by a provider or other staff member in or associated with a Head Start program or Early Head Start center; (B) are demonstrated to improve or support healthy social, emotional, or cognitive development for children in Head Start or Early Head Start programs, with an empirical or theoretical relationship