"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."
Assemblymember Marc Berman introduced AB 2003 on Feb. 17 to permanently provide free online suicide prevention training statewide for K-12 students, teachers, administrators and parents. Suicide is 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. AB 2003 builds on an online training program offered June 2020–December 2024 that reached more than 20,000 students and staff and was funded in the 2018 budget. The bill also requires suicide risk screening data to be made available to identify trends, disparities and to inform targeted interventions and prevention strategies.
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