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Mental Health Services for Students

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

2025-09-17 — 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025: 2025 — 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025 (HR5434, introduced; referred to House Energy and Commerce): adjacent federal legislation targeting crisis-line access for LGBTQ+ youth, complementary to broader student mental health service authorities. (novelty: 3)
2025-11-20 — Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: 2025 — Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act (HR6226, introduced; referred to House Energy and Commerce): adjacent federal legislation targeting mental health services for a specific youth demographic (Latino youth), complementary to broader student mental health service authorities. (novelty: 2)
2025-04-01 — Youth Mental Health Research Act: 2025 — Youth Mental Health Research Act (HR2587, introduced; referred to House Energy and Commerce): adjacent federal legislation directing research on youth mental health, complementary to student mental health service authorities but focused on research infrastructure rather than service delivery. (novelty: 2)
2026-05-21 — Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act: 2025 — Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act (HR8979, introduced; referred to House Education and Workforce): adjacent federal legislation targeting school-based counseling capacity, complementary to broader student mental health service authorities. (novelty: 2)
2026-03-26 — 9–8–8 Connect Act: 2025 — 9-8-8 Connect Act (HR8122, introduced; referred to House Energy and Commerce): adjacent federal mental health / crisis-line legislation that could affect crisis routing infrastructure available to students and other populations. (novelty: 2)
2025-07-30 — Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025: 2025 — Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025 (introduced): adjacent mental health provision requiring standardized mental health screening within the VA; addresses veteran (not student) populations but part of broader federal push to standardize mental health screening processes. (novelty: 2)
2026-06-23 — Take Care of America’s Veterans Act: 2024 — Take Care of America’s Veterans Act (HR9237, introduced): includes veteran suicide prevention provisions that touch mental health service delivery, adjacent to student mental health service authorities but focused on the VA population. (novelty: 2)
2026-06-10 — School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026: cross-connection with school-access-to-naloxone-act: Both are federal legislative efforts to place health-crisis interventions (overdose reversal, mental health support) directly in school settings. (novelty: 2)
2026-03-19 — School Access to Naloxone Act of 2026: cross-connection with naloxone-access: Both address federal interventions targeting student health and safety in school settings. (novelty: 2)