Child Suicide Prevention Act

Key Points

• The bill creates a $20 million grant program for hospitals, nonprofits, states, and other groups to train health care providers on how to identify young people at risk of suicide and talk with families about safe firearm storage. "Covered individuals" are defined as anyone under age 26.
• Grant recipients can spend up to 15% of their funds to provide free or low-cost gun locks and safety storage devices to families with at least one person under 26. Any family that receives a device must also get counseling on how to use it.
• A separate $10 million grant program funds medical, nursing, and other health care schools to update their curricula with suicide prevention training, including screening techniques, lethal means safety, and firearm-related laws.
• The bill lists specific risk factors that training must address, including LGBTQ identity, racial and ethnic disparities, substance use disorders, and previous suicide attempts. This ensures providers learn to recognize and respond to the groups most affected by youth suicide.
• HHS must build and maintain a public website with best practices on youth suicide prevention and firearm safety, developed in consultation with health providers, nonprofits, the VA, and federal firearms dealers. The total authorized funding is $30 million over fiscal years 2027 through 2030.