H.R. 5514 · 118th Congress
Suicide Prevention Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Chris Stewart
- Introduced
- 2023-09-14
- Latest action
- 2023-09-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.