72 percent of the 233 youth suicides in the state from 2010 to 2012 were committed by people between the ages of 19 and 24.

NJ reports.

Christie signs suicide prevention bill aimed at college students

TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie on Monday signed into law a suicide prevention bill focusing on college students.

The measure, called The Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act, was inspired by a New Jersey high school track star and Ivy League college student who took her own life in January 2014.

The new law requires New Jersey colleges to make a mental health professional available around the clock to counsel students. The bill’s sponsors praised Christie’s action.