2005 Senate Bill 94: Encourage school depression and suicide sensitivity instruction

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Introduced by Sen. Valde Garcia (R) on January 26, 2005, to encourage school districts to include age-appropriate instruction programs regarding the warning signs and risk factors of suicide and depression.
- Referred to the Senate Education Committee on January 26, 2005.

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1) this bill is foot in the door to mental health screening by Anonymous Citizen on January 28, 2005
The New Freedom Commission bill and its mandatory mental health screening for k-12 passed in December and already we see bills speeding it along in our state. The diagnostic criteria for the mental illnesses are vague political and social constructs as admitted by those that define the criteria and the younger the child, the more difficult it is to accurately diagnose mental illnes.. the 2001 World Health report state "Childhood and adolescence being developmental phases, it is difficult to draw clear boundaties between phenomena that are part of normal development and others that are abnormal.
More that I question, can you teach about sucide with out a religious perspective? Will we cause panic and hysteria among our youth. Some little list of warning signs may bring about a normal student self diagnosing himself. Are we creating little psychiatrist and heaven help us with the governments help? NO, This education is opening a pandoras box. It may also be a benefit to pharmaceuticals to sell more antidepressents. Is that why it has been introduced?
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2) 2005 Senate Bill 94 (Encourage school depression and suicide sensitivity instruction ) by admin on January 1, 2001
Introduced in the Senate on January 26, 2005

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