Suicide Prevention Assistance Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Mar 11, 2025
What it does
The Suicide Prevention Assistance Act would establish a grant program within the Department of Health and Human Services to fund primary care offices in hiring clinical social workers to screen patients for self-harm and suicide, provide short-term prevention services, and refer individuals to long-term care when needed. The bill limits grants to no more than 10 nationwide, with no more than one grant per state and no office receiving more than one grant, each grant capped at $500,000 for a two-year period, renewable under specified conditions. Grantee offices must screen patients using standards developed by the Secretary of HHS in consultation with expert stakeholders and submit quarterly…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.