Suicide Prevention Education Bill Clears West Virginia Senate

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia educators would have to teach students about suicide prevention under a bill passed Wednesday by the state Senate.
Lawmakers voted 33-0 to approve the bill, which would require that teachers, students and other school officials get training on suicide prevention and awareness.
Sen. Ryan Weld, a Brooke County Republican, sponsored the measure and described a “grim” set of statistics on the rising rates of youth suicide.
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