To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a grant program to support the establishment of a national, toll-free telephone helpline to provide information and assistance to parents, caregivers, and youth to prevent child abuse and strengthen families.

Plain-English Summary

This bill would instruct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a grant program specifically designed to fund the creation of a national, toll-free telephone helpline focused on child abuse prevention and family support. The helpline would serve as a resource that anyone can call — free of charge — to get information and guidance related to keeping children safe and strengthening family relationships.

The primary people this bill would affect are parents, caregivers, and young people who may need help navigating situations involving child welfare, abuse prevention, or family stress. Instead of trying to find scattered local resources on their own, callers would have access to a single, easy-to-reach national number. Organizations that receive the grant funding would be responsible for setting up and running this helpline service.

At this stage, the bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce, which means it is in the early stages of the legislative process. Many details — such as how much funding would be provided, who would be eligible to apply for grants, and how the helpline would be operated — would likely be worked out through the committee review process or in follow-up regulations if the bill were to become law.