Find the Light was founded after the death of AJ Hart from a mental health crisis. AJ was a well-loved student, athlete, and friend. Following our community’s loss, we quickly discovered that while public schools are the number one provider of youth mental healthcare, there is no standardized way to determine how many students have died by suicide in each district. In fact, we found it nearly impossible to collect the necessary statistics to show that there was a problem. This is a major issue because it makes it impossible for districts to know that they have a mental health problem. It’s for this reason that we authored a bill that would require districts and the health departments to maintain publicly available statistics on student suicides as well as add bullying to the list of mandated reporter issues. Several Missouri legislators have expressed their support for AJ’s Law, but we’re still looking for a sponsor. We ask that everyone who wants to help contact their State Congressmen and women.