Bill Text: HI HR158 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Education To Include Mental Health Education For Students In Its Curriculum And Suicide Prevention As Part Of The In-service Training Of Teachers And Principals.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-28 - Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, C. Lee excused (2). [HR158 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2019-HR158-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	158
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the department of education to include mental health education for students in its curriculum and suicide prevention as part of the in-service training of teachers and principals.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people ages ten to nineteen; and

 

     WHEREAS, protecting the health and well-being of students is in line with school mandates and an ethical imperative for all professionals working with youth; and

 

     WHEREAS, predicting a crisis is impossible and every school needs to be prepared; and

 

     WHEREAS, on average, one young person dies by suicide every two hours in the United States; and

 

     WHEREAS, for every young person who dies by suicide, an estimated one hundred to two hundred youth make suicide attempts; and

 

     WHEREAS, school staff play a pivotal role in recognizing and referring the student to treatment that may reduce risk; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, that the Department of Education is requested to require each secondary public school to establish as a condition for graduation, completion of a health education course that:

 

     (1)  Instructs students on the multiple dimensions of health, including the relationship between physical health and mental health; and

 

     (2)  Enhances understanding, improves attitudes, and encourages behaviors that promote good health, well-being, and human dignity; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Education is requested to require that the annual in-service training for teachers and principals include at least two hours of suicide prevention education and allow the training to be accomplished through self-review of suicide prevention materials approved by the Department; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and Superintendent of Education.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Health; Mental Health; Suicide Prevention; Department of Education; Graduation Course; Training; Teachers; Students; Principals