# 119-s-4210: Child Suicide Prevention Act

119-s-4210, Child Suicide Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4210
- Congress: 119
- Title: Child Suicide Prevention Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Who counts and what risks mean: benefit, low. 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 als…
- Health care suicide prevention grants: benefit, low. 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,…
- Public suicide prevention website: benefit, low. 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…
- School curricula on suicide prevention: benefit, low. 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, c…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4210 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4210)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4210 (as of 2026-04-21).