At the Capital

Two students from Coretta Scott King High School, two students from Grady High School, and two of our on the ground social workers,  joined Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and several others in show of support for HB 198 one day last week.  The Jason Flatt Act, which is a suicide prevention bill, was being introduced on this day; it serves as a suicide prevention tool related to teacher in-service training. 

As we all know from the news we read, suicide is a very real and scary statistic among our youth.  Though there are resources to help support families and children who are struggling, we also know that the more knowledge we have, the greater chance we have of preventing a needless death.  Purposeful and meaningful legislation which can make a true positive difference.