Sec. 5. Integration of mental health and psychosocial support
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It is the policy of the United States to integrate mental health and psychosocial support across all foreign assistance programs funded by the United States Government. The USAID Administrator and the Secretary of State shall— require all USAID and Department of State regional bureaus and missions to utilize such policy for local capacity building, as appropriate, for mental health and psychosocial support programming; ensure that all USAID and Department of State mental health and psychosocial support programming— is evidence-based and culturally competent; responds to all types of childhood adversity; and includes trauma-specific interventions in accordance with the recognized principles of a trauma-informed approach, whenever applicable; and integrate the Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity Strategy into its official policy.