Child Suicide Prevention Act
Take action
Record your position on this measure.
Create an account to take a stance, submit a written position, or contact your legislator.
Progress
Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
The Child Suicide Prevention Act aims to reduce youth suicide rates by authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants to various entities. These grants will support the implementation of evidence-based practices in healthcare settings, including training healthcare providers on identifying at-risk individuals, communicating about lethal means safety, and providing support after suicide attempts. The bill also seeks to integrate suicide prevention curricula into schools and establish an informational website for relevant stakeholders.
Key provisions
- Grants will be awarded to States, health departments, healthcare organizations, hospitals, and nonprofits to implement evidence-aligned practices.
- Funding will support training healthcare providers on identifying risk factors, safe storage of firearms, and communication strategies.
- Grants can be used to provide secure gun storage devices to residences with covered individuals.
- Schools can receive grants to develop and integrate suicide prevention curricula into their programs.
- A website will be created to provide information on suicide prevention and firearm safety.
- Grantees are required to submit annual reports to the Department of Health and Human Services.
- The Secretary will provide technical assistance to grantees and healthcare providers.
- The definition of ‘covered individual’ is under 26 years of age.
Who is affected
Bill text
Read the latest version inline or switch to a previous version.
Text extraction is in progress. View the official source.
Sponsors
Official sponsors from legislative records.
8 on record
Primary sponsor
Cosponsors
Arguments
Reasons offered for and against this legislation.
Arguments in favor
No arguments in favor have been submitted.
Submit yoursArguments opposed
No arguments opposed have been submitted.
Submit yours