California AB1956: Suicide prevention.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 131300 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. public health Suicide prevention. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention within the department. Existing law authorizes the office, if established, to perform certain functions, including, among others, conducting state-level assessment of regional and statewide suicide prevention policies and practices and reporting on progress to reduce rates of suicide…

From the chaptered text, August 28, 2026:

An act to amend Section 131300 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. public health Suicide prevention. Existing law authorizes the State Department of Public Health to establish the Office of Suicide Prevention within the department. Existing law authorizes the office, if established, to perform certain functions, including, among others, conducting state-level assessment of regional and statewide suicide prevention policies and practices and reporting on progress to reduce rates of suicide. Existing law authorizes the office, if established, to focus activities on groups with the highest risk, including youth, Native American youth, older adults, veterans, and LGBTQ people. This bill would authorize the office’s activities focused on youth to pay special attention to boys. The bill would additionally authorize the office to focus activities on young men. The bill would require the office, if established, to report to the Legislature, on or before July 1, 2028, on strategies to implement the activities focused on boys and young men. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 131300 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 131300. (a) The State Department of Public Health may establish the Office of Suicide Prevention in the department pursuant to this chapter. The …

Read the full official text

Sponsors

• Avelino Valencia (D, AD68) · primary sponsor