Establishes one New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council in DOH.
This bill establishes the New Jersey Suicide Prevention Advisory Council within the Department of Health and requires public school teaching staff (including teachers, school nurses, and athletic trainers) to complete two hours of annual suicide prevention training from licensed mental health professionals. It mandates confidential reporting of suspected youth suicide attempts or deaths by school staff, mental health professionals, and certain other designated personnel to the Department of Health, with protections for reporters' immunity from liability. The law defines key terms like "suicide attempt" and "youth" (under 24), and creates a system for aggregating non-identifying data to inform annual reports. The bill directly affects school staff, healthcare providers, and school administrators in New Jersey.
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Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
P
Clinton Calabrese
DDemocratic
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Vicky Flynn
RRepublican
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