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Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Scott Peters (D-CA) for championing this important, life-saving legislation. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) along with U.S. Reps. “The more schools that offer suicide prevention training, the more we can empower youth to help themselves and their peers,” said Mark Barden, co-founder and CEO of the Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund and father of Daniel, who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. With training like this, we can help reverse that troubling trend,” said Rep. Sadly, some communities in my district are among those with the highest suicide rates in our state, and the pandemic has only exacerbated the problem. I’ve seen first-hand how effective these programs can be when I visited a high school in Pinellas which has already implemented these best practices. By providing high quality screening and prevention training to school staff and peers, we can identify threats before they materialize, and ensure that those who are at risk get the mental health treatment they need. “There is no higher priority than keeping our children safe. We all want our kids to have a safe, inclusive learning community and know this legislation will help achieve that goal.” “I want to thank my congressional partners – Representative Bilirakis and Senators Hassan and Ernst – and Sandy Hook Promise, who helped push this life-saving effort across the finish line. The good news is that our STANDUP Act, once signed into law, will help equip students and educators with skills necessary to identify, intervene, and get help for those at risk of harming themselves or others,” said Rep. “Among the alarming mental health challenges facing the nation’s youth, recent trends in suicidal ideation, self-harm, and violence are cause for particular concern. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) in December 2021, is now headed to the White House to be signed into law. Peters and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) in February 2021 and then in the Senate by Sens. The bipartisan bill, introduced in the House by Reps. Scott Peters’ (D-CA-52) STANDUP Act to encourage schools to implement evidence-based suicide prevention training for students in grades 6 through 12. House of Representatives passed the Senate version of Rep. Appropriations Requests for Fiscal Year 2024.