1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to the National Institutes of Health, suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 34. Between 2007 and 2018, the national suicide rate among persons ages 1 to 24 increased 57.4 percent. From 2018 to 2021, the national suicide rate among persons ages 10 to 24 increased by 2.8 percent. (2) According to the 2021 Youth Risk Behaviors Survey of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 22.2 percent of high school students reported seriously considering suicide during the previous 12 months, and 10.2 percent reported actually attempting to take their lives during that period. (3) Eighty percent of students show warning signs before attempting suicide. (4) Prevention and awareness training will equip individuals to become aware of the warning signs of suicide, identify students in crisis, and provide resources for help. (5) Research shows that inquiring about suicide ideation, or discussing suicide in terms of recognizing risk factors and prevention methods— (A) does not increase the chance of suicide