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NY S04261
Bill
Status
6/10/2015
Primary Sponsor
Adriano Espaillat
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AI Summary
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Office of Mental Health, in consultation with the Education Department, shall identify or develop suicide prevention materials and depression information for educators to use at their discretion in school districts and boards of cooperative educational services
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Educational materials must include symptoms of depression, how depression manifests across different cultures, warning signs of suicide, actions to take when youth are identified at risk, and a list of educational websites regarding suicide and youth
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Materials shall be available on the Education Department website, with the Office of Mental Health website providing a hyperlink to the materials
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Instruction on suicide prevention may be included in health education for all secondary school pupils and taught by health education certified teachers, with related courses supporting this health education instruction
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School authorities are authorized to provide facilities, time, place, learning aids, and curriculum resource materials needed for suicide prevention health education instruction
Legislative Description
Relates to suicide prevention; provides that the office of mental health and the education department shall identify or develop materials for educators regarding suicide prevention measures and signs of depression among school-aged students; provides that related information shall be available on the Internet and may be included in schools.
Last Action
referred to education
6/8/2016