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Advocates, crisis lines and lawmakers urge printing 988 on student ID cards to reach youth in crisis
Summary
Witnesses including students, mental‑health advocates and 988 call‑center leaders testified in favor of bills (H.2221/S.1384) that would require public and charter schools to put the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline on student identification cards for grades 6–12 and higher education IDs.
Dozens of testifiers told the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery that adding the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline number to student ID cards would be a low‑cost, high‑reach step to connect young people with crisis counseling.
The House and Senate co-chairs opened remarks and recognized that legislative business required some members to leave for votes. Jacob (Jake) Vitale, a young testifier who said he is a suicide attempt survivor, told the committee that H.2221 and S.1384 are…
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