Improving Federal Response to Mental Health Crises and Suicide Prevention.
The law requires the Department of Health to assess how federal agencies handle mental health crisis prevention and suicide awareness. The goal is to improve coordination so citizens in distress (e.g., veterans, students) can quickly receive help and referrals to appropriate services. Following the assessment, agencies are expected to implement recommendations, making mental health support more accessible.
Key points
Assessment of how federal agencies (e.g., Departments of Education, Veterans Affairs) identify individuals in acute mental health crisis or at risk of suicide.
Improving information sharing and referral mechanisms between agencies to make mental health support more consistent and effective.
Potential for agencies to implement programs distributing simple screening tools (questionnaires) to increase awareness of mental health crises.
Status:
Introduced
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