Suicide and Threat Assessment Nationally Dedicated to Universal Prevention Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/9/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-08Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-05-08Introduced in House
- 2019-05-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-08 (00)
Suicide and Threat Assessment Nationally Dedicated to Universal Prevention Act of 2019
This bill requires state and tribal education agencies that receive grant funding for priority mental-health needs to establish and implement (1) evidence-based suicide awareness and prevention training policies, and (2) school threat assessment teams. School threat assessment teams consist of two or more school personnel who are trained to identify, assess, and respond to threats of suicide and interpersonal violence.
Cosponsors (20)
- Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- Sean Maloney (D-NY)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- A. Ferguson (R-GA)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Harley Rouda (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Debra Haaland (D-NM)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
Subjects
- Child health
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Government information and archives
- Mental health
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