SACRAMENTO, Calif. — New state legislation in California targeting suicide prevention could stand to benefit communities like Humboldt County, where the suicide rate among Native youth is three times higher than the state average.
On Aug. 31, the California Legislature sent a new bill titled AB-2112 Suicide prevention (2019-2020) to the governor's desk. If signed, the legislation would allow the State Department of Public Health to create California’s first suicide prevention office.
The bill wa