One of the most important life skills is having healthy coping skills. But no one even knows what they are, until it's too late. When someone is feeling stressed or their mental illness is acting up; they often turn to unhealthy things like smoking, abusing drugs and alcohol, self-harming, and even suicide. When they seek treatment, they are taught about healthy coping skills. Things like exercise or journaling, that help you deal with that stress or depression in a healthy way. If people are taught about coping skills BEFORE there's a problem, they can avoid the problem altogether.

The education system is the perfect way to distribute this knowledge to young people that they can carry on to adulthood.

This petition is to let Congress know that you care!!

I'm creating a bill to introduce coping skills education into schools but I need support!!