H.R. 10216
Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act
Summary:
• The "Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act" requires recipients of federal public transportation assistance to display suicide prevention hotline information in locations visible to passengers, including that the hotline is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day.
• Recipients can satisfy this requirement by displaying the information either on all rolling stock vehicles or in all transit facilities.
• The requirement takes effect one year after enactment and includes a reasonable compliance provision for displays that are temporarily damaged, removed, or vandalized.
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• Recipients can satisfy this requirement by displaying the information either on all rolling stock vehicles or in all transit facilities.
• The requirement takes effect one year after enactment and includes a reasonable compliance provision for displays that are temporarily damaged, removed, or vandalized.
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