Child Suicide Prevention Act
Sponsored By: Senator Brian Schatz
Introduced
Summary
**This bill would focus federal efforts on *reducing youth suicide and improving lethal means safety*.** It would create two grant programs and a public information website to support training, school curricula, safe firearm storage, and other evidence-aligned suicide prevention practices for people under 26.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Who counts and what risks mean
If enacted, the bill would define key terms for the programs. A "covered individual" would be anyone under 26. The law would list covered risk factors like substance use, abuse, psychiatric diagnoses, sexual orientation and gender identity, prior attempts, family factors, and bullying. It would also adopt statutory meanings for institution of higher education, the HHS Secretary, secure gun-storage devices, and a broad definition of State (including tribes, DC, and territories).
Health care suicide prevention grants
If enacted, the Secretary of Health and Human Services would award grants within 1 year to states, hospitals, nonprofits, professional groups, and colleges to expand suicide prevention in health care for people under 26. Grants would fund provider training, validated screening and safety planning, communication about lethal-means safety (including firearm storage), and referrals. Grantees could use up to 15% of an award to provide low-cost or free secure gun storage devices, but must include counseling and device information. The program would require annual grantee reports through fiscal year 2030 and is authorized at $20 million for FY2027–FY2030.
Public suicide prevention website
If enacted, HHS would create and maintain a public website within 1 year that gathers best practices and resources on suicide prevention and firearm safety for people under 26, their families, schools, and health providers. The site would be updated using annual reports from the grant programs. HHS would consult many stakeholders in building the site, including health providers, schools, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and firearms dealers or instructors.
School curricula on suicide prevention
If enacted, HHS would award grants within 1 year to accredited health and education programs to add suicide prevention and lethal-means-safety content to curricula and continuing education. Required topics would include safe firearm and ammunition storage, relevant State and Federal firearm laws, culturally appropriate communication, validated screening and risk assessment, and safety planning for people under 26. Eligible schools may partner with local health departments and nonprofits. The program would require annual reports through fiscal year 2030 and is authorized at $10 million for FY2027–FY2030.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Brian Schatz
HI • D
Cosponsors
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Sponsored 3/25/2026
Timothy Kaine
VA • D
Sponsored 3/25/2026
Cory Booker
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/25/2026
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 3/25/2026
Ron Wyden
OR • D
Sponsored 3/25/2026
Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
Sponsored 3/25/2026
Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
Sponsored 3/25/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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