HARRISBURG, June 24 – As we speak, the Home Training Committee authorized state Rep. Mike Schlossberg’s laws that may set up stronger psychological well being screening in Pennsylvania colleges.
“I’m grateful for the assist of my colleagues on the Home Training Committee in shifting this vital piece of laws to the complete Home of Representatives for consideration,” stated Schlossberg, D-Lehigh. “College students have been battling psychological well being wants for years. We now have all discovered helpful classes, a very powerful one being that neighborhood colleges are incredible locations to ship vital psychological well being companies.”
Schlossberg launched H.B. 2311 to higher equip Pennsylvania colleges in assembly pupil psychological well being wants by establishing a pilot program to implement annual psychological well being screenings for college kids in grades six via 12. The laws would require the state Division of Training to evaluate the wants of faculty districts and assist districts to display pupil psychological well being wants.
“If we’re critical about saving lives and bettering psychological well being, then we have to be proactive,” stated Schlossberg. “Elevated psychological well being screenings will assist us to higher perceive the wants of our college students at the same time as we tackle entry to remedy and care when psychological well being circumstances first manifest. Too many youngsters endure in silence and solely search remedy too late. We should do higher, and we should begin now.”
Home Invoice 2311 will now head to the complete Home of Representatives for consideration. Full Home and Senate passage is required earlier than it may be offered to Gov. Josh Shapiro for his signature to turn out to be legislation.
Home Democrats are dedicated to selling higher jobs, higher colleges and higher communities. Placing individuals forward of politics, Home Democrats are main the cost to decrease taxes, assist staff save for retirement, put extra academics in native colleges, and make communities safer. Extra info on these profitable efforts is at pahouse.com/deliveringforpa.
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Tom Andrews