Hospitals and health departments would get money to prevent self-harm and suicide.
This bill would set aside money for state and local health departments to collect better data on self-harm and suicide. It would also fund hospital emergency rooms to offer prevention services to patients. This aims to help identify at-risk people and connect them with care after an emergency room visit.
Today, the collection of self-harm and suicide data across states and localities may not be as coordinated or detailed. Also, hospital emergency departments may not have standardized programs to screen patients for self-harm or provide immediate prevention services. After this bill, federal grants would encourage real-time, detailed data sharing. These grants would also fund specific programs in emergency rooms for screening, short-term help, and referrals for patients at risk.
S 1062 · 119th Congress · March 13, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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