Suicide Prevention Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (13 May 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
This bill, the Suicide Prevention Act, would establish two grant programs aimed at reducing self-harm and suicide. One program, managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would provide grants to state, local, and tribal health departments to improve the tracking and monitoring of self-harm behaviors. The second program, overseen by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, would offer grants to hospital emergency departments to develop and implement services that help prevent suicide attempts among patients after they leave the hospital.
The bill affects state, local, and tribal health departments by giving them resources to enhance their data collection on self-harm. It also impacts hospital emergency departments by enabling them to screen patients for self-harm and suicide risk, provide immediate prevention services, and refer patients for ongoing care. These departments could use grant funds to hire and train staff for these activities.
H.R. 2955 has passed the House of Representatives. It will now proceed to the Senate for consideration. If the Senate passes the bill, it would then be sent to the President to be signed into law.
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Official summary
Suicide Prevention Act
This bill establishes two grant programs to prevent self-harm and suicide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants to state, local, and tribal health departments to expand surveillance of self-harm, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants to hospital emergency departments for programs to prevent suicide attempts among patients after discharge.
Timeline
13 May 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 2955 do?
- This bill, the Suicide Prevention Act, would establish two grant programs aimed at reducing self-harm and suicide. One program, managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would provide grants to state, local, and tribal health departments to improve the tracking and monitoring of self-harm behaviors. The second program, overseen by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, would offer grants to hospital emergency departments to develop and implement services that help prevent suicide attempts among patients after they leave the hospital. The bill affects state, local, and tribal health departments by giving them resources to enhance their data collection on self-harm. It also impacts hospital emergency departments by enabling them to screen patients for self-harm and suicide risk, provide immediate prevention services, and refer patients for ongoing care. These departments could use grant funds to hire and train staff for these activities. H.R. 2955 has passed the House of Representatives. It will now proceed to the Senate for consideration. If the Senate passes the bill, it would then be sent to the President to be signed into law.
- Has H.R. 2955 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 2955. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 2955?
- H.R. 2955 was sponsored by Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 2955?
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (13 May 2021).
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