§ 20-77-1605 - Task force -- Mission. - Arkansas Statutes

20-77-1605. Task force -- Mission.

The Arkansas Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force shall:

(1) Assist in increasing the awareness of youth suicide among school personnel and community leaders;

(2) Enhance the school climate and relationships among teachers, counselors, and students to encourage everyone to recognize the signs of suicidal tendencies and other facts about youth suicide;

(3) Encourage the development and implementation of school-based youth suicide prevention programs and pilot projects;

(4) Utilize community resources in the development and implementation of youth suicide prevention programs through cooperative efforts;

(5) Increase the awareness of students of the relationship between drug and alcohol use and youth suicide;

(6) Advocate programs to collect data on youth suicide attempts; and

(7) Develop a program of suicide prevention for distribution to the schools of the State of Arkansas.