Bill · S. 4843· Senate(119-S-4843)
Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act
- Introduced
- 6/18/2026
- Last activity
- 6/18/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Sponsored by
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act." It amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to encourage colleges and universities to create comprehensive mental health and suicide prevention plans. The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services will develop evidence-based model plans and provide technical assistance to schools that want to use them. These model plans must be updated at least every five years. The bill also requires reports to be submitted to specific House and Senate committees.
Yes· 3 of 5
Would students be better off under this?+9
Provides evidence-based mental health and suicide prevention frameworks for their educational environments.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+8
Specifically targets higher education institutions, primarily benefiting college-aged young adults.
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+7
Promotes the creation of comprehensive mental health and suicide prevention plans on college campuses.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Creation of Model Plans: Section 826(a)(1) requires the development of evidence-based model mental health and suicide prevention action plans, which provides a framework for institutions of higher education to implement.
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Technical Assistance: Section 826(b) ensures that schools wanting to implement these plans can receive technical assistance from the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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Expert Collaboration: Section 826(b)(2) allows the Secretary to collaborate with student organizations, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, and other experts in mental health and suicide prevention.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Students+9Good For Young Adults+8
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+7Improves Healthcare Access+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+2
- 7/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/18/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
Michael BennetDemocrat · Colorado
Shelley CapitoRepublican · West Virginia
Christopher MurphyDemocrat · Connecticut
Tim ScottRepublican · South Carolina