Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act
Summary
Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish grant programs and set up a website to reduce suicide rates among youth and young adults (those under age 26), including by addressing the use of firearms in suicides and suicide attempts. Specifically, HHS must award grants to states, Indian tribes, health departments, hospitals, or other organizations to train health care providers on lethal means safety (e.g., safe storage of firearms), relevant laws concerning the use and possession of firearms, and other suicide prevention and intervention strategies for youth and young adults. Grantees may use a portion of funds to make secure gun storage or safety devices available to residences with an individual under age 26 who is at risk of suicide. In addition, HHS must award grants to health professional schools to integrate content into their curricula and continuing education programs about suicide prevention strategies and interventions to reduce suicide rates among youth and young adults. The bill also requires HHS to develop and maintain a website that contains information for individuals under age 26, their families, health care providers, and health professional schools concerning suicide prevention and the use of firearms in suicide attempts.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 13, 2021
Last action Aug 16, 2021
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Aug 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Aug 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Aug 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lauren Underwood
DDemocratic
Co
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Grace Meng
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Raskin
DDemocratic
Co
Kim Schrier
DDemocratic
Co
Mikie Sherrill
DDemocratic
Co
Rashida Tlaib
DDemocratic
Co
Thomas R. Suozzi
DDemocratic
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