118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1236Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

A bill to add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards.

Education
Introduced Apr 20, 2023
Last action Apr 20, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 20, 2023
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Referred
Apr 20, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to share contact information for suicide prevention resources with students. If IHEs distribute student identification cards, then they must include on the cards phone numbers for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental-health center or program. If IHEs do not create such cards, then they must publish the numbers on their websites.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.