HOUSE 5514118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Suicide Prevention Act
- Last Action
- 9/15/2023
Actions
- 2023-09-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-09-14Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-09-14Introduced in House
- 2023-09-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-14 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Hospital care
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
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