Mental Health Services for Students

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To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-11 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027: 2026 — HR9260 (FY2027 Labor-HHS-Ed appropriations) introduced, providing annual funding vehicles for SAMHSA and ED programs that underwrite school-based mental health services and student wellbeing grants. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-07-22 — To establish a grant program to support students, families, and school personnel impacted by immigration enforcement actions to ensure that schools remain safe, trauma-informed learning environments, and for other purposes.: Related proposal: HR9853 would create a federal grant program supporting trauma-informed school environments for students, families, and personnel affected by immigration enforcement, complementing school-based mental-health service delivery. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-05-26 — Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2026: cross-connection with minority-fellowship-program-reauthorization-act-2026: The Minority Fellowship Program trains behavioral health professionals whose downstream workforce supplies mental health services relevant to student populations. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-11-20 — Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: Related proposal: HR6226 (Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act, 119th Congress) was introduced and referred to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, directing policy attention to Latino youth mental health adjacent to school-based service delivery. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-04-01 — Youth Mental Health Research Act: Related proposal: HR2587 (Youth Mental Health Research Act, 119th Congress) was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to advance research on youth mental health, adjacent to school-based mental health service delivery. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-05-21 — Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act: Related proposal: HR8979 (Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act) was introduced and referred to the House Education and Workforce Committee, targeting school counseling capacity adjacent to student mental-health service delivery. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-03-14 — Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act: Related but distinct proposal: HR2151 (Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act) would similarly channel ED grants to LEAs for school-personnel training, but targets seizure/epilepsy response rather than mental health services. (novelty: 2)

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