Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act

This bill would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to encourage colleges and universities to develop and carry out evidence-based campus mental health and suicide prevention plans. The Secretary would work with the Department of Health and Human Services and align these efforts with the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and existing federal programs. The Secretary could also work with nonprofit and community groups. The Secretary would report to House and Senate committees on these efforts one year and three years after the law takes effect. The bill states that it does not create new legal requirements for colleges or give the Secretary new regulatory power.

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Sponsors

• John W. Mannion Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors