Virginia § 22.1-298.6 - Mental health awareness training
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-298.6 — Mental health awareness training, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22.1-298.6. Mental health awareness training
A. Each school board shall adopt and implement policies that require each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the school board, employed on a full-time basis, to complete a mental health awareness training or similar program at least once.
B. Each school board shall provide required personnel the training required by subsection A and may contract with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, a community services board, a behavioral health authority, a nonprofit organization, or other certified trainer as defined in § 37.2-312.2 to provide such training. Such training may be provided via an online module.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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