Dedicated to Improving Student Mental Health in California

• Suicide is the SECOND leading cause of death for ages 10-24. (1)
• More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from: cancer,  heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and  chronic lung disease, COMBINED.
• 1 in 4 young people age 18 to 24 have seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days (2). 
• California ranks 48th  in the Nation for providing mental health support to kids 3-17 that need it (3)
• California State Auditor found that NONE of the 1,034 school districts met the minimum for mental health support. (4)

1) CDC WISQARS - 2017

2) CDC Mental Health Report - June 2020

3) Commonwealth Fund Scorecard

4) Auditor State of California Report