加州眾議員朱感生Assemblymember Kansen Chu推出重要法案以改善兒童及青少年精神健康服務
2018-03-13 22:55
（加利福尼亞州薩克拉門托）2018年3月13日，加州眾議員朱感生出台立法，改善加州兒童及青少年獲得精神衛生服務的機會。法案AB 2022要求加州小學和中學校園至少有一名精神健康專業人員現場守護校園。
朱感生議員說到：“研究表明，我們的孩子沒有得到他們需要的心理健康服務，我們知道學校可以成為提供這些服務的重要工具，因此，今年我正在努力確保加州的學生能夠在各自的校園內接觸到提供精神健康服務的專業人員“。
朱感生議員將與加州的美國精神健康學會（MHAC），加州青年賦權網絡（CAYEN）以及斯坦伯格研究 所合作開展此項工作。
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March 13, 2018
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Assemblymember Kansen Chu Introduces Critical Bill to Improve Access to
Mental Health Services for Children and Young Adults
(SACRAMENTO, CA) Assemblymember Kansen Chu (D-Milpitas) has introduced legislation to improve access to mental health services for California's children and young adults. The bill, AB 2022, requires elementary and secondary school campuses to have at least one mental health professional onsite.
"Research shows that our children are not receiving the mental health services they need," said Assemblymember Chu. "We know that school can be a vital tool to provide these support services. That is why this year I am working to ensure students in California have access to a mental health professional on their respective school campus."
Assemblymember Chu is partnering with Mental Health America of California (MHAC), the California Youth Empowerment Network (CAYEN), and the Steinberg Institute on this effort.
"Mental Health America of California prides itself in bringing the voice of lived experience into policy development," said Zima Creason, President & CEO of MHAC. "The idea that led to this bill came directly from youth ages 15 - 26 participating in the California Youth Empowerment Network, a program of MHAC. The youth are telling us what they want. They want people at school to support their mental wellness. We need to honor youth as the experts of their own experience and deliver on this request. This is how we can make major strides in prevention and early intervention."