Students fight for mental health hotlines on ID’s
As lawmakers and college officials focus on how to better support student mental health, some students are coming up with their own ideas for bills, and even writing them themselves. One new bill would require all community colleges and California State
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Show Notes
As lawmakers and college officials focus on how to better support student mental health, some students are coming up with their own ideas for bills, and even writing them themselves. One new bill would require all community colleges and California State University campuses to print a phone number on student identification cards for local mental health services.
Guests:
- Kimberly Woo, Student, UC Berkeley
- Léo Corzo-Clark, Student, Brown University
- Carolyn Jones, Senior Reporter, EdSource
Read the EdSource story: Mental health hotline numbers would appear on California college student ID cards if bill passes
Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.