SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 12 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
Sacramento, CA - Silence is dangerous, and speaking openly about suicide saves lives. Ahead of presenting HR 126 on the Assembly Floor Monday, proclaiming September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month for the fourth consecutive year since joining the California Legislature, Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz) held apress conference with fellow legislators and mental health advocates to spotlight youth mental health.
Dr. Shashank Joshi, a professor and Senior Associate Vice Provost for Academic Wellbeing at Stanford University, where he serves as Director of School Mental Health, shared how his son's 13-year-old fri...