Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act

This bill would make colleges and universities share suicide prevention help lines with students. If a school gives out student ID cards, the card must list three numbers: the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, the Crisis Text Line, and the campus mental health center. If a school doesn’t issue ID cards, it must post this info on its website. If one of these hotlines ever shuts down, the Education Department can name a similar service to use instead.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Colleges and universities, and their students.
• What changes: Student ID cards must include 988, the Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental health contact; schools without ID cards must post the info online.
• When: The rule starts 1 year after the law is enacted.