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NY A02406
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jarett Gandolfo
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AI Summary
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Requires the Office of Mental Health, in consultation with the Education Department, to identify or develop educational materials for educators on suicide prevention and signs of depression in school-aged children
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Materials must cover symptoms of depression, how depression manifests across different cultures, warning signs of suicide, actions to take when a child is identified as at-risk, social media safety, and cyberbullying prevention
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Educational materials must be made available on the Education Department's website, with the Office of Mental Health providing a hyperlink to these resources
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Authorizes (but does not mandate) secondary schools to include suicide prevention instruction in health education curriculum, taught by certified health education teachers
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Takes effect on the first of July following enactment
Legislative Description
Directs the office of mental health to develop materials relating to suicide prevention and identifying signs of depression for school-aged children; authorizes school districts to include suicide prevention in health class curriculum.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026