1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act of 2020 . 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 Director for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (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 to later mental health or substance abuse outcomes; (C) involve changes to center-wide policies or practices, or other services and supports offered in conjunction with Head Start programs or Early Head Start centers, including services provided to adults or families (with or without a child present) for the benefit of the children; (D) demonstrate effectiveness across racial, ethnic, and geographic populations or demonstrate the capacity to be adapted to be effective across populations; (E) offer a tiered approach to addressing need, including— (i) universal interventions for all children; (ii) selected prevention for children demonstrating increased need; and (iii) indicated prevention for children demonstrating substantial need; (F) incorporate trauma-informed care approaches