CENTRAL VALLEY (FOX26) — Local mental health advocates, including students from the Valley, will travel to Sacramento on Tuesday to attend the annual National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) conference.

Students from different schools in the valley aim to advocate for the inclusion of mental health education in their school curricula.

Valley students advocating for mental health head to Sacramento rally (Photo: FOX26 Justin Willis)

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FOX26 Justin Willis joins them at the Fresno offices of the National Alliance on Mental Illness for their trip to Sacramento.

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During their visit, they will rally at the state capital and meet with legislators to discuss pressing issues such as teen suicide, depression, bullying, and the threat of school shootings.