A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the grant program for mental health and substance use disorder services for students in higher education and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program to address youth suicide prevention and intervention, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · August 6, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The Campus Lifeline Act expands existing federal programs to strengthen mental health and suicide prevention efforts at colleges and universities. The legislation enhances a grant program for student mental health services by requiring colleges to involve students and student organizations in peer-led mental health awareness and intervention activities, and it mandates that schools provide mental health resources and outreach to students in online and remote learning programs. The bill also strengthens the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program by encouraging colleges to promote the suicide prevention hotline number on student IDs and through social media campaigns, with particular attention to reaching students in online and distance-learning formats. The changes apply to higher education institutions receiving federal mental health grants and coordinating agencies like state education departments. While the bill does not specify new funding amounts, it requires agencies to provide technical assistance to schools implementing these programs and to consult across departments to improve youth suicide prevention awareness.
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