Amendments
2022—Subsec. (b)(1). [Pub. L. 117–328, § 1103(a)(1)(A)], inserted “supporting and” before “coordinating” and substituted “mental health crisis intervention services, including appropriate follow-up services,” for “crisis intervention services”.
Subsec. (b)(4), (5). [Pub. L. 117–328, § 1103(a)(1)(B)]–(D), added pars. (4) and (5).
Subsec. (c). [Pub. L. 117–328, § 1103(a)(2)(B)], added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (f).
Subsecs. (d), (e). [Pub. L. 117–328, § 1103(a)(3)], added subsecs. (d) and (e).
Subsec. (f). [Pub. L. 117–328, § 1103(a)(4)], amended subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $7,198,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.”
[Pub. L. 117–328, § 1103(a)(2)(A)], redesignated subsec. (c) as (f).
Pilot Program on Innovative Technologies
[Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title I, § 1103(b)], (e), Dec. 29, 2022, [136 Stat. 5639], 5640, provided that:“(b)
Pilot Program on Innovative Technologies.—
“(1)
In general.—
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall, as appropriate, carry out a pilot program to research, analyze, and employ various technologies and platforms of communication (including social media platforms, texting platforms, and email platforms) for suicide prevention in addition to the telephone and online chat service provided by the Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
“(2)
Report.—
Not later than 24 months after the date on which the pilot program under paragraph (1) commences, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall submit to the Congress a report on the pilot program. With respect to each platform of communication employed pursuant to the pilot program, the report shall include—
“(A)
a full description of the program;
“(B)
the number of individuals served by the program;
“(C)
the average wait time for each individual to receive a response;
“(D)
the cost of the program, including the cost per individual served; and
“(E)
any other information the Secretary determines appropriate.
“(e)
Definition.—
In this section, the term ‘Suicide Prevention Lifeline’ means the suicide prevention hotline maintained pursuant to section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act (
42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c).”