Senate Bill S3561

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the office of mental health to develop educational materials for educators regarding suicide prevention

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3561 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6187
Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5167
2013-2014: S6864, A5870
2017-2018: S5860, A3210

2015-S3561 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the office of mental health to develop educational materials for educators regarding suicide prevention.

2015-S3561 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3561

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities

AN  ACT  to  require  the office of mental health to develop educational
  materials for educators regarding suicide prevention

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The commissioner of the office of mental health, in consul-
tation  with  the  commissioner  of  the  department of education, shall
provide and publish, in electronic or other format, educational  materi-
als  for  educators  regarding  suicide prevention measures and signs of
depression among youth. Such educational materials  shall  include,  but
not  be  limited  to,  information regarding symptoms of depression, how
depression manifests itself in  different  cultures,  warning  signs  of
suicide,  actions  to  take  once  a  youth  is identified as at risk of
suicide, and a list of educational websites regarding suicide and youth.
Such educational materials shall be made available to educators  through
the  official  website  of  the office of mental health and by any other
means deemed appropriate by the commissioner of  the  office  of  mental
health within ninety days of the effective date of this act.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04190-01-5


              

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