"Berman partnered with the Commission for Behavioral Health on AB 2003, which builds on a previous online suicide prevention training program offered to middle and high school students and staff from June 2020 to December 2024. Berman secured funding for that program through the budget in 2018. This training reached more than 20,000 middle and high school students and staff in California."
"In addition to providing permanent training, AB 2003 will also ensure that data from suicide risk screenings are made available to help identify trends and disparities, inform targeted interventions and strengthen suicide prevention strategies across California. While many schools currently conduct these screenings, the results are not systematically shared, creating gaps in understanding student needs and limiting the development of effective, targeted support."
AB 2003 will permanently provide free online suicide prevention training statewide for all K-12 students, teachers, administrators, and parents. Suicide remains the second-leading cause of death for youth ages 10–25 in California, with rates rising over two decades and more youth dying by suicide than in motor vehicle accidents annually. The measure builds on a June 2020–December 2024 training program that reached over 20,000 middle and high school students and staff and was funded through the 2018 budget. The bill requires that suicide risk screening data be shared to identify trends, reveal disparities, inform targeted interventions, and strengthen prevention strategies.
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