1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Suicide Prevention Analytics Act of 2018 . 2. Syndromic Surveillance of Self-Harm Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation Program Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317T of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–22 ) the following: 317U. Syndromic Surveillance of Self-Harm Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation Program (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out a pilot program, to be known as the Syndromic Surveillance of Self-Harm Behaviors and Suicidal Ideation Program, under which the Secretary expands and intensifies surveillance of self-harm and suicidal ideation behavior through— (1) the selection of State and local public health departments as partners in the pilot program; and (2) the provision of assistance, including an award of funds, to each such partner. (b) Selection In selecting State and local public health departments as partners in the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall— (1) seek to select a diverse set of sites; and (2) consider such criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, which criteria shall include— (A) population coverage; (B) geographical coverage; (C) urban and rural community representation