Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Program
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Additional Public Testimony
Just prior to passage of funding for the Garrett Lee Smith suicide prevention initiative, Dr. Cheryl King provided testimony concerning youth suicide prevention at the March 2, 2004 hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. Senator Mike DeWine of Ohio chaired the event and Senators Edward Kennedy, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tom Harkin, and Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) attended. Dr. King’s full testimony is available at the following web site: http://www.apa.org/ppo/issues/youthsuictest304.html. Additional information about the testimony is also available: http://www.apa.org/monitor/may04/panel.html.
