S 1236 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

This bill requires colleges and universities receiving federal funding under the Higher Education Act to include suicide prevention contact information on student identification cards or their websites. Specifically, institutions must list the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, and their campus mental health center's contact details. The requirement applies to schools creating student IDs after the law's enactment and takes effect one year after the bill passes. It directly affects all participating higher education institutions, not individual students or other entities. The provision focuses solely on mandating the placement of existing crisis resources, without creating new programs or funding.
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Introduced Apr 20, 2023 Last action Apr 20, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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