PA HB356

Schools serving grades 6-12 must provide students at least 1 hour of evidence-based suicide awareness and prevention training annually, teaching students to identify signs of depression, suicide, and self-injury in themselves and peers

Schools serving grades 6-12 must provide at least 1 hour of evidence-based violence prevention training annually, covering how to identify warning signs of threatening individuals and how to report dangerous activity

Schools serving grades K-12 must provide at least 1 hour of evidence-based social inclusion training annually, teaching students to identify social isolation and strategies for including peers

Schools serving K-12 must establish student-led violence prevention clubs open to all students, with at least one adult advisor, to sustain awareness activities and foster student leadership

The Department of Education must develop lists of approved evidence-based training programs within 1 year, with school implementation required within 2 years of list publication