The Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to provide federal funding for mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officers working in prisons and jails. The bill authorizes $50 million in fiscal year 2026, increasing to $70 million by 2030, distributed among the Bureau of Prisons (20 percent), state grants (20 percent), and local government grants (50 percent), with the remainder supporting an oversight Advisory Board. Under the program, eligible detention facilities must administer brief, anonymous mental health surveys (5-10 questions) to all corrections officers to identify severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression, and refer those screening positive to local mental health providers through designated outreach teams. The Attorney General must establish an Advisory Board within 60 days to oversee implementation, ensure compliance, provide technical assistance, and develop protections for officers' privacy and job security when self-reporting mental health concerns.
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