AB 1956: Suicide prevention: boys and young men as a focus population

Latest recorded action

August 28, 2026. Approved by the Governor.

What the bill does

Amends Health and Safety Code § 131300 so that the Office of Suicide Prevention's youth activities may pay special attention to boys, and adds young men to the list of highest-risk groups on which the office may focus. Requires the office, on or before 1 July 2028, to report to the Legislature on strategies to implement those activities.

What it does not do

The statute is permissive: the office may focus on these groups. It does not create a duty of care, a clinical standard, or an appropriation. Chapter number and operative date are not stated here because the chaptered text was not read.

KPSGILL position

No position taken. Crisis-line measurement is analysed in the 988 analysis: what happens after a contact, not answer rates alone.

Open verification items

Named here rather than answered with an assumption.

• Chapter number and operative date from the chaptered text / Secretary of State

What happens next

Every qualifying measure is tracked on the Governor’s Health Bill Desk; scheduled dates sit on the decision calendar.

Primary sources

• Governor of California — signing announcement, 28 August 2026
• LegInfo — AB 1956 text

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