introduced the Evidence-Based Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to help schools, communities, and public health organizations develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based strategies to prevent suicide among children and adolescents
Strengthen youth suicide prevention programs by helping schools, communities, and public health organizations develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based strategies to prevent suicide among children and adolescents.
Occurrences
Evidence
The official press-release index for Rep. Brittany Pettersen shows recent June 2026 items about ICE detention and DHS funding, and March 2026 items about housing, voting rights, water infrastructure, and Iran. It does not show any youth suicide-prevention bill, vote, or agency action in the May 17-June 15 lookback window.
The House Clerk records Roll Call 102 on March 22, 2024 as passed, 286-134, on H. Res. 1102, providing for House concurrence in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882. The vote list records Rep. Pettersen, Democratic, Colorado, as voting Yea.
Public Law 118-47 states it is the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, enacted March 23, 2024, and includes Division D, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.
Under Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Public Law 118-47 provides $2,775,507,000 for mental health programs under titles III, V, and XIX of the Public Health Service Act, the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, and the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act.
SAMHSA announced NOFO SM-24-005 for the Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program. The program purpose was to support states and Tribes with youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance use and mental health programs, foster care systems, pediatric health programs, and other child- and youth-serving organizations, with $14,932,933 anticipated total funding and up to 20 awards.
SAMHSA's grants dashboard lists SM-24-005 as Cooperative Agreements for the Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Program, short title GLS State/Tribal Youth Suicide, with a June 3, 2024 due date and a link to view awards.
Rep. Pettersen's official press-release index lists recent 2026 items on mail ballots, EPA emergency communications, reproductive-health surveillance, housing, school funding, ICE detention, and appropriations matters; the visible recent entries do not identify a Pettersen-authored youth suicide-prevention bill or announcement.
Assessments
In the federal context, this promise would require evidence that Rep. Brittany Pettersen, who has served in the U.S. House since January 3, 2023, delivered or materially advanced federal legislation, funding, or executive action to strengthen youth suicide-prevention programs for schools, communities, and public health organizations. The provided record does not show such an enactment, vote, sponsorship, or other concrete federal action; it only shows that her recent official press releases in the May 17 to June 15, 2026 lookback window contain no direct youth suicide-prevention item. That is not enough to credit full delivery, partial delivery, or a documented serious failed attempt, so the safest judgment is unresolved.