Hearing on migrant children’s mental health and other D.C. events

Now that Congress is back from its August recess, things are picking back up in Washington. Here’s what’s happening: 

• Mental health: A House subcommittee is meeting this morning to discuss the mental health needs of children — often undocumented immigrants — who are in the custody of HHS. Various department officials, including the director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, will be testifying. 
• Gun violence: A Senate committee is holding a hearing this afternoon on preventing firearm deaths and injuries. Representatives from different gun control advocacy organizations will be speaking at the hearing, as will a survivor of a Texas mass shooting. The hearing will be broadcast here. 
• Rally for Medical Research: Today and tomorrow, NIH Director Francis Collins and representatives from nearly 350 medical organizations will be advocating for funding support for medical research.