H.R. 2955 · 117th Congress
Suicide Prevention Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Chris Stewart
- Introduced
- 2021-05-04
- Latest action
- 2021-05-13 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.