An amendment from Sen. Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, would lower the age for obtaining behavioral health care to 16.
Sen. Cathy Giessel , R-Anchorage, speaks about Senate Bill 88, the Senate Majority’s new public employee pension proposal, on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
“We have heard from many of our students about the crisis they are experiencing, and that crisis stems from a lack of support for mental health services,” she said on Monday. “Every one of those organizations, every one, has agreed that we need to lower the age of consent so that a 16-year-old would be able to say that yes, I need help, and I am consenting to those services,” she said.“We do support it. We support the concept, whether it goes with this bill or not,” Storrs said.
“I’m glad this is being looked at, but the family and parents need to be involved,” said Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla, speaking on Monday.
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