By John Mooney for NJ Spotlight

An estimated 70 young people in New Jersey kill themselves each year, almost half of them school-aged. A bill now being negotiated in the Statehouse aims to address how public schools can help preventing such tragedies.

Sponsored by Assembly members Troy Singleton (D-Burlington) and Pamela Lampitt (D-Camden), the bill would significantly increase the number of hours that teachers are trained to recognize the warnings signs of teen suicide and identify steps to get help.

The bill won approval from the Assembly’s education committee in the fall and is poised to go next to the full Assembly before moving to the Senate.

Read the rest of the article here.