mandate or enhance mental health education

 

Create or enhance mental health curriculum in schools, including training for staff on recognizing signs of mental

health crises and suicidal ideation.

 

This bill will help teachers better understand how to spot signs of mental health problems and support students with

them. A district or charter school providing instruction or presentations on preventing suicide or self-harm must use

either the resources provided by the commissioner or other evidence-based instruction.

 

 

School districts and charter schools in Minnesota are to provide mental health instruction for students in grades K

through 12 aligned with local health standards and integrated into existing programs, curriculum, or the general school

environment of a district or charter school. a directory of resources for planning and implementing age-appropriate

mental health curriculum and instruction in grades K through 12 that includes resources on suicide and self-harm

prevention.

 

 

Funding from the federal government and other sources. The commissioner shall seek and apply for federal and other

nonstate, nonlocal government funding for mental health services to maximize nonstate, nonlocal dollars for these

services.

 

 

Crisis intervention and mental illness crisis training. The board, in consultation with the commissioner of human

services and mental health stakeholders, shall create a list of approved entities and training courses to instruct peace

officers in techniques for responding to a mental illness crisis. The chief law enforcement officer of every state and

local law enforcement agency shall provide in-service training in crisis intervention and mental illness

crises—record-keeping required. The head of every local and state law enforcement agency shall maintain written records

of the agency's compliance.

 

It should take place in schools at the beginning of 2026-2027