Gov. Brown Signs Bill Requiring Mental Health Professionals Have Suicide Prevention Training

California Governor's Office in Sacramento, California. Map data @2018 Google

Mental health professionals will be required to undergo suicide prevention training under a bill signed on Sept. 19, by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Assembly Bill 1436 by Assemblymember Marc Levine, D-Marin County, establishes minimum training requirements for mental health professionals to assess suicide risk and intervene. It had bipartisan support in the state Senate and Assembly.