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This bill aims to address the issue of self-harm and suicide prevention in the United States. It has two key provisions: 1. The bill establishes a "Syndromic Surveillance of Self-Harm Behaviors Program" that provides grants to state, local, tribal, and territorial public health departments to expand surveillance of self-harm. The data collected will be used to track and monitor self-harm, inform prevention programming, and support research. Priority is given to areas with high rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior and coverage of emergency department visits. 2. The bill creates a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. Grants will be awarded to hospitals to implement programs that screen patients for self-harm and suicide, provide short-term prevention services, and refer patients to long-term care as needed. The bill also requires the development of standards of practice for patient screening. The bill authorizes $20 million per year from 2022 to 2026 for the surveillance program and $30 million per year for the hospital grant program.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2955/all-info