San Mateo Schools Aggressively Fight Suicide

SAN MATEO, CA -- Local schools are increasing their efforts in the fight against suicides. The San Francisco Chronicle reported San Mateo teachers and employees are being introduced to a program that helps them recognize students who may be at-risk of suicide.

The program is a part of Assembly Bill 2246, a state law that requires schools "to adopt suicide prevention plans and policies for grades seven through 12," the Chronicle reported.

"Few places in the state acted more aggressively in taking up this option than San Mateo County, which created a prevention plan for its 24 school districts in part because of its proximity to Palo Alto, which has a well-documented history of teen suicide," the Chronicle wrote.

The program comes after "9 people ages 10 to 19 killed themselves from 2010 to 2015" in the region, according to the newspaper.

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