Child Suicide Prevention Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4210 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4210 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings for the purpose of reducing the suicide rates of covered individuals, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 25, 2026 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Booker, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings for the purpose of reducing the suicide rates of covered individuals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Child Suicide Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS YOUTH SUICIDE AND LETHAL MEANS. (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to establish or expand programs to implement evidence-aligned practices in health care settings for the purpose of reducing the suicide rates of covered individuals. (b) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term ``eligible entity'' includes-- (1