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The Center Urges Congress to Improve Mental Health on Campuses

The Jed Foundation / December 01, 2022

As mental health professionals tasked with preventing suicide at schools, we write in strong support of S. 4970, legislation introduced last month by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tim Scott (R-SC) to ensure that colleges and universities develop and implement evidence-based, comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans.

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