S. 5305 — Campus Lifeline Act

This section expands grants to institutions of higher education for campus mental health and substance use disorder services to support student organizations that promote peer mental health awareness, suicide prevention, or substance use disorder education, in addition to athletic teams. It adds requirements that grantees train students to recognize and intervene with peers showing warning signs of disorders and to develop public service announcements, including digital and social media campaigns, encouraging students to seek behavioral health resources. It also requires grant applications to include plans for student input on program design, outreach to students in online, hybrid, or distance-learning programs, and accessibility of services for remote learners, and directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to both grantees and unsuccessful applicants to the maximum extent practicable and subject to appropriations.

This section expands awareness activities under the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program by requiring coordination with States, State educational agencies, and institutions of higher education to list the hotline number on newly issued school identification cards and by encouraging colleges to conduct public service announcements and digital campaigns promoting the hotline and other behavioral health resources for all students, including those in online, hybrid, or remote programs. It directs the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Education when developing the related awareness plan and to evaluate those activities.