Youth Suicide Early Intervention and Prevention Expansion Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2175
Sponsor: Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Introduced: 2004-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Access to health care
Child care workers
Child health
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Communication in medicine
Communication in science
Community health services
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Continuing education
Cost effectiveness
Crime and Law Enforcement
Drug abuse
Drug abuse prevention
Drug abuse treatment
Drugs and youth
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Family services
Federal aid to child health services
Foster home care
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Health
Health education
Higher education
Juvenile delinquency
Labor and Employment
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medical statistics
Mental health services
Performance measurement
Preventive medicine
Problem children
Religion
Religious liberty
Research and development
School health programs
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Standards
State laws
Suicide
Technological innovations
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2004-03-08
text: 
Youth Suicide Early Intervention and Prevention Expansion Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities that: (1) develop and implement statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance abuse programs, mental health programs, foster care systems, and other child and youth support organizations; (2) collect and analyze data on statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention services to monitor the effectiveness of such services and for research, technical assistance, and policy development; and (3) assist States in achieving their targets for youth suicide reductions. Provides for preferential treatment in the award of grants for entities that engage in certain specified activities.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) award technical assistance grants and cooperative agreements to State agencies to conduct assessments of the development of such intervention and prevention strategies; (2) conduct research and development on the efficacy of new and existing youth suicide early intervention techniques and technology; (3) promote the sharing of this research and development with relevant Federal and State agencies and statewide entities for the purpose of applying and integrating new techniques and technology into existing intervention systems; (4) collaborate with specified agencies, organizations, and individuals to carry out this Act; and (5) conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the activities conducted under this Act.
 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of  measure as introduced: CR S2306-2307)
action_date: 2004-03-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2305-2306)
action_date: 2004-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate