S 3779 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act

S 3779 creates federal grant programs to reduce suicide rates among youth under 26. Health care grants ($20 million) fund training for providers on identifying at-risk youth, communicating about safe firearm storage, and using evidence-based screening tools, with up to 15% of funds available for providing secure gun storage devices at low cost to families. School grants ($10 million) support developing curricula on suicide prevention and lethal means safety for health care education. The bill requires annual reporting and establishes a public website with best practices, with funding allocated through 2027.
Sub-Topics: Mental Health
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Introduced Feb 8, 2024 Last action Feb 8, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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