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Committee advances bill to expand mental‑health literacy and peer‑support in schools and youth programs
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to advance H817 (version 3.1), a bill that expands mental‑health literacy training and permits peer‑to‑peer support programs in schools, after‑school programs and youth mentoring agencies with DMH oversight and reporting.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to advance H817 (version 3.1), a bill aimed at expanding mental‑health literacy and authorizing peer‑to‑peer support programs in schools, after‑school programs and youth mentoring agencies.
Katie, who presented the bill, described the revisions as an expansion beyond school buildings: “This is the bill on mental‑health literacy and also peer support initiatives,” she said, adding that the draft broadens peer support to after‑school programs and youth mentoring agencies and adds an explicit role for the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to define supervision qualifications and written guidance.
The bill requires DMH…
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