Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO PROVIDE YOUTH SUICIDE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
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Date filed
March 23, 2021
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB09138 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO PROVIDE YOUTH SUICIDE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to: include Life Planning course in the elementary and secondary education curriculum; implement a peer counseling group program; conduct a nationwide public education suicide awareness campaign; employ at least one psychologist in every school for monthly counseling alignment sessions; to establish a network of health facilities and teen centers to address identified youth issues.Provides that Life Planning Education (LPE) shall require lectures and discussions on self and identity; personal, family, community values; communication and interrelationship with others; sexuality and gender roles; community participation; health; psychological thinking and employment, among others. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA |
| DATE FILED : 2021-03-23 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2021-03-25 |
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