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2005 SESSION
056854116Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 32.1-73.7 of the Code of Virginia is amended
and reenacted [ , and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a
section numbered 37.1-24.001 ] as follows:
§ 32.1-73.7. Department to be lead agency for youth suicide prevention.
With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the
Department, in consultation with the Department of Education, the Department of
Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, community
services boards and behavioral health authorities, and local departments
of health, shall have the lead responsibility for the youth suicide prevention
program within the Commonwealth. This responsibility includes coordination of
the activities of the agencies of the Commonwealth pertaining to youth suicide
prevention in order to develop a and carry out comprehensive
youth suicide prevention plan strategies addressing the promotion
of health development, early identification, crisis intervention, and support
to survivors. The plan strategies shall be targeted to the
specific needs of children and adolescents. The Department shall cooperate with
federal, state and local agencies, private and public agencies, survivor groups
and other interested individuals in order to prevent youth suicide within the
Commonwealth. The Department shall [ report annually by December 1 of each year
to the Governor and the General Assembly on its youth suicide prevention activities.
The provisions of this section shall not limit the powers and
duties of other state agencies. ] [ submit the comprehensive youth
suicide prevention strategies to the Department of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation and Substance Abuse Services annually for inclusion in the report
on suicide prevention activities to the Governor and General Assembly, pursuant
to § 37.1-24.001.
§ 37.1-24.001. Department to be lead agency for suicide
prevention across the lifespan.
With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose,
the Department, in consultation with the community services boards and
behavioral health authorities, the Department of Health, local departments of
health, and the Department for the Aging, shall have the lead responsibility
for the suicide prevention across the lifespan program within the Commonwealth.
This responsibility includes coordination of the activities of the agencies of
the Commonwealth pertaining to suicide prevention in order to develop and carry
out a comprehensive suicide prevention plan addressing public awareness, the
promotion of health development, early identification, intervention and
treatment, support to survivors, and surveillance. The Department shall
cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies, private and public agencies,
survivor groups, and other interested individuals in order to prevent suicide
within the Commonwealth. The Department shall report annually by December 1 of
each year to the Governor and the General Assembly on its suicide prevention
activities.
The provisions of this section shall not limit the
powers and duties of other state agencies. The Department of Health shall
continue to be responsible for youth suicide prevention strategies as provided
in § 32.1-73.7. ]