H.R. 5619 · 116th Congress
Suicide Prevention Act
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- House Introduced Jan 15, 2020
- House Passed Sep 21, 2020
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish two grant programs to prevent self-harm and suicide.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Sep 21, 2020
Suicide Prevention Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish two grant programs to prevent self-harm and suicide.
First, HHS must award grants to state, local, and tribal health departments to expand surveillance of self-harm. In awarding these grants, HHS must prioritize recipients in areas that experience rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior that are above the national average and must take into account other factors such as the unique needs of rural communities. As a condition of receiving this funding, recipients must agree to share data on suicide and self-harm with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Second, HHS must award grants to hospital emergency departments for programs to prevent suicide attempts among patients after discharge, including programs for screening patients for self-harm and suicide and providing short-term preventive services, as appropriate. In addition, HHS must develop standards of practice for such screenings.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Suicide Prevention Act
Latest action (Sep 22, 2020): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 15, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jan 15, 2020
- House Passed Sep 21, 2020
No recorded floor vote found.