630.900. State suicide prevention plan to be submitted to general assembly, when--contents.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

630.900. State suicide prevention plan to be submitted to general assembly, when--contents.

State suicide prevention plan to be submitted to general assembly,when--contents.

630.900. 1. The director of the department of mental health, inpartnership with the department of health and senior services and incollaboration with the departments of social services, elementary andsecondary education, higher education, and corrections, and other appropriateagencies, organizations, and institutions in the community, shall design aproposed state suicide prevention plan using an evidence-based public healthapproach focused on suicide prevention.

2. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Promoting the use of employee assistance and workplace programs tosupport employees with depression and other psychiatric illnesses andsubstance abuse disorders, and refer them to services. In promoting suchprograms, the director shall collaborate with employer and professionalassociations, unions, and safety councils;

(2) Promoting the use of student assistance and educational programs tosupport students with depression and other psychiatric illnesses and substanceabuse disorders. In promoting such programs, the director shall collaboratewith educators, administrators, students, and parents with emphasis onidentification of the risk factors associated with suicide;

(3) Providing training and technical assistance to local public healthand other community-based professionals to provide for integratedimplementation of best practices for preventing suicides;

(4) Establishing a toll-free suicide prevention hotline; and

(5) Coordinating with federal, state, and local agencies to collect,analyze, and annually issue a public report on Missouri-specific data onsuicide and suicidal behaviors.

3. The proposed state suicide prevention plan designed and developedpursuant to this section shall be submitted to the general assembly byDecember 31, 2004, and shall include any recommendations regarding statutorychanges and implementation and funding requirements of the plan.