Bill · S. 1062· Senate(119-S-1062)
Suicide Prevention Act
- Introduced
- 3/13/2025
- Last activity
- 3/13/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1747)
- Sponsored by
- John Reed
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Suicide Prevention Act establishes a pilot program to expand the surveillance of self-harm through partnerships with State and local public health departments. This includes requirements for data sharing with the CDC to monitor suicide clusters and inform prevention programming. The bill also creates a grant program specifically for hospital emergency departments to provide suicide prevention services. These services include patient screening, short-term prevention, and referrals for long-term care. Additionally, funds can be used to hire and train clinical and support staff.
Yes· 3 of 13
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+8
The bill funds suicide prevention services, screening, and referrals in emergency departments.
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+6
The bill provides priority to grants serving Indian Tribes with high suicide rates.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
The bill provides resources for mental health services in rural and high-need communities.
The opposite
Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-3
The bill expands the surveillance of self-harm behaviors through public health departments.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Surveillance and Response: Grantees will share data in real time to track and monitor self-sarm, which informs response activities to suicide clusters (Section 2(b)).
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Targeted Prevention Programming: Data collected can be used to inform prevention programming specifically for identified at-risk populations (Section 2(b)).
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Support for High-Need Areas: The bill gives priority to States and Indian Tribes with high rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior, as well as rural communities with service shortages (Section 2(d) and 2(e)).
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Enhanced Hospital Services: Emergency departments can use grants to implement protocols for screening patients, providing short-term prevention services, and making referrals for long-term care (Section 3(b)(1)).
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Workforce Development: Grant funds can be used to hire clinical social workers, mental and behavioral health care professionals, and support staff (Section 3(b)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Data Sharing Requirements: To receive grants, public health departments must agree to share data on suicides and self-harm with the CDC (Section 2(b)).
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Mandatory Participation Periods: To be selected as a grant recipient, public health departments must agree to participate in the program for at least 4 years (Section 2(f)).
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Reporting Burdens for Hospitals: Hospital emergency departments receiving grants must submit reports to the Secretary at least quarterly, detailing patient screenings, services provided, and referrals (Section 3(f)(1)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+8Improves Healthcare Access+5Increases Research Funding+5Improves Veterans Healthcare+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+6Good For Rural Residents+5Good For Veterans+5
- Education And Technology
- Increases Scientific Research Funding+5Improves Data Privacy+2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+2Increases Federal Power+2
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Domestic Surveillance-3
- 3/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1747)
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Jerry MoranRepublican · Kansas