Amendment #22 to H4725

Youth Mental Health Education

Ms. Higgins of Leominster moves to amend the bill by inserting at the end the following new section:

"Section XXXX. A public high school may incorporate an optional mental health promotion component to the comprehensive health education curriculum; provided, however, that the mental health promotion component shall meet comprehensive health education curriculum standards. The mental health promotion component may provide supplemental instruction in areas including, but not limited to, mental health, mental illness, teenage brain development, stress management, physical health, violence prevention, ecological and community health and overcoming mental illness stigma."