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Learn MoreBills aid repatriation of Indian human remains & artifacts, boost Native American voter participation, reduction of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls cases
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a trio of bills by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) advancing Native American causes on the day celebrating California’s Indian culture and history. All three measures become law on Jan. 1, 2021.
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a bill by Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) to establish a statewide office of suicide prevention amidst spiking calls to crisis hotlines and mental health professionals expressing increased concerns about the mental health impacts from COVID-19.
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SACRAMENTO –As calls to crisis hotlines spike and mental health professionals express increasing concerns about the mental health impact of COVID-19, the Legislature today sent a bill on a 67 to 0 vote to the governor to create the first statewide office of suicide prevention.
Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) said his measure, AB 2112, would help California meet the state’s suicide crisis now exacerbated by the novel coronavirus pandemic, which adds greater urgency to the need for the bill.
