Connecticut 2021 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05699 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/26/2021

                     
 
LCO No. 1975   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5699  
January Session, 2021  
LCO No. 1975 
 
 
Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING A YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of 1 
Children and Families and the Office of the Child Advocate to establish 2 
a youth suicide prevention pilot program to provide suicide prevention 3 
training to school employees and employees of youth service bureaus, 4 
youth-serving organizations, operators of youth athletic activities and 5 
municipal social service agencies. 6 
Statement of Purpose:   
To require the Department of Children and Families and the Office of 
the Child Advocate to establish a youth suicide prevention pilot 
program.