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Gov. Gavin Newsom signs order targeting suicide among boys and young men; directs outreach through California Volunteers and schools
Summary
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing state agencies to strengthen suicide-prevention efforts for boys and young men, order an examination of gender-disaggregated data and seek ways to recruit more men into the California Volunteers program and into teaching and counseling roles in schools.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing state agencies to strengthen mental-health and suicide-prevention supports for boys and young men in California and to seek ways to increase male participation in volunteer and school staffing programs.
The order instructs the state Health and Human Services agency to examine existing data on gender disparities in suicide and related outcomes and asks agencies to identify opportunities to increase the participation of men and boys in the California Volunteers program. It also directs the Department of…
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