Senate committee hears bill to add mental‑health education to Alaska K–12 schools Sen. LB Gray Jackson introduced SB 41 to require the State Board of Education to develop age‑appropriate K–12 mental‑health education guidelines and a two‑year report; invited testimony included broad support from mental‑health advocates and concerns from a watchdog group about vagueness and parental consent. The committee set the bill aside after reviewing fiscal notes.

Alaska is on the brink of a groundbreaking shift as a new bill aims to integrate mental health education into K-12 schools, but not everyone is on board.

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