Int 0690-2024
Requiring the provision of mental health first aid training.
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Summary
This bill would direct the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene to work with the Office of Community Mental Health in order to offer “Mental Health First Aid Training” to the public. This type of training teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to the signs and risk factors for mental illness and substance abuse disorders. Such training would be available to the public at no cost, every day, excluding holidays, and in multiple different languages. The bill would also require outreach to raise awareness about the training and to specifically encourage individuals who have roles or professions that require frequent interaction with the public, such as salon workers, religious leaders, and community leaders, to participate in the training.
How it compares
42% of similar bills passed
21 passed · 29 died
This bill: 652 days in committee
Similar bills: median 306 days · 89 days when passed
Compared against 50 Introduction bills in Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction.
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Sponsors (5)
Lifecycle
Heard at (1)
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 690
- Int. No. 690
- March 19, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-19-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - March 19, 2024