S. 3198 · 116th Congress
Suicide Prevention Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jack Reed
- Introduced
- 2020-01-15
- Latest action
- 2020-01-15 · Introduced in Senate
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.