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Supporting Mental Health Policies and Practices through the American Rescue Plan

Part of the Resource Collection: Maximizing Federal Relief Funds Report
By: Christine Johnson-Staub & Isha Weerasinghe November 5, 2021
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This brief offers a set of principles policymakers and other stakeholders can consider as they implement ARPA’s mental health provisions. It provides an overview of opportunities within the law to address mental health needs, and suggests immediate and longer-term policy recommendations that help to lift the longstanding barriers people of color and other historically disenfranchised populations face in accessing mental health services.

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Head Start Under Threat: What the Field is Saying

Research October 2, 2026

Over the past few months, HHS has advanced two related sets of proposed changes to Head Start. National, state, and local partners across the early childhood field have raised serious concerns about both. This document is a summary of what our partners are saying, followed by concrete actions and resources for you and your organization. The content reflects our partners' own statements and comments — we agree with what they've said and are sharing it here with full source attribution. Updated October 2, 2026.

A Guide for PDG B-5 Grant Funding

Planning Tool September 28, 2026

States applying for the 2026 PDG B-5 SMART Grant can use this guide to find vetted, mostly federal resources to build their application. HHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039 | Compiled by BUILD Initiative