“I know that countless lives will be saved because of the law that now bears your son’s name,” Hogan said to Raskin Monday.Īccording to a report the CDC published Friday, one-fourth of surveyed adults aged 18-24 said they experienced “suicidal ideation related to the pandemic” in the past month. Larry Hogan (R) signed following the conclusion of the 2021 legislative session in Annapolis. The bill, which will take effect July 1, was the first Gov. Marylanders can sign themselves or their loved ones up for the program early by texting “HealthCheck” to 211-MD1 (211631), according to a news release from Raskin’s office. “We just want the young people out there who are in crisis to know that there are lots of ways they can get help,” Raskin told the News-Post after the event. 31 at the age of 25.Īs a congressman in a historically partisan House of Representatives, Raskin said it was refreshing to see the state’s political leadership rally behind such a prevalent and personal issue. “Let’s hope that we get to a place where we don’t lose anybody else.” “My family is just really happy that Tommy is being honored in this way,” Raskin (D-8th), who represents part of Frederick County, said at the event. The Thomas Bloom Raskin Act (SB719 and HB812), which the General Assembly approved this year, will use the state’s existing 211 mental health crisis agency to establish periodic check-ins and connections to mental health resources for people who opt in. Jamie Raskin’s son died by suicide, the congressman joined state leaders in Annapolis Monday to praise the enactment of a namesake bill that will expand the state’s mental health services. For full article, please visit the Frederick News-Post website here. Staff writer Emmy M.Article originally published by Frederick News-Post, June 21, 2021, by Jack Hogan. His mother, Sarah Bloom Raskin, is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a former U.S. Raskin’s father is serving his second term representing Maryland’s 8th congressional district and formerly taught constitutional law at American University. “The family is grateful for the outpouring of support and love from neighbors, constituents, and friends but asks everyone to observe strict COVID-19 protocols during this time of grief.”
“Tommy is survived by his beloved sisters Hannah and Tabitha, dozens of loving aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and grandparents Arlene Bloom and Lynn Raskin,” the official statement added. He had been a teaching fellow in the undergraduate course General Education 1171: “Justice: Ethics in an Age of Pandemic and Racial Reckoning,” according to his LinkedIn profile. Thomas Raskin, 25, graduated from Amherst College in 2017. The family did not announce a cause of death. “We are devastated and demolished to be without him.” He passionately loved his family, friends, and animals, and was devoted to the cause of the global poor,” the statement reads. His brilliance and compassion knew no bounds. Jamin Ben “Jamie” Raskin ’83 (D-Md.), announced in a statement Thursday. “Tommy” Raskin has died, his father, Rep.
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