TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Jim Beach (D-Camden) that would require the Department of Child and Families to develop and adopt a statewide youth suicide prevention plan has passed the full Senate.
“We simply cannot afford to ignore or pay lip service to the issue of youth suicide, because the result is just too tragic,” said Beach. “By developing a statewide plan, we can better analyze and asses the warning signs in children and young adults, in turn helping us to provide the kinds of services they need.”