Health, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and home-based intervention to promote the mental health, developmental progress, and family stability of children from birth to five years of age and their families. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1.

Summary

The bill authorizes the Tennessee Department of Health, in partnership with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, to establish a voluntary home‑visiting program for children from birth to five and their families. It provides therapist‑led, evidence‑based services in the home, care coordination, and developmental assessments, targeting families facing poverty, trauma, or parental mental‑health or substance‑use challenges. The aim is to improve child development, reduce abuse and neglect, and strengthen family stability.

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