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2025 Vermont Statutes
Title 18 - Health
Chapter 192 - Preventing Death by Suicide
§ 8151. Director of Suicide Prevention; duties

Universal Citation:
18 VT Stats § 8151
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§ 8151. Director of Suicide Prevention; duties

The Department of Mental Health’s Director of Suicide Prevention shall lead the State’s suicide prevention efforts, intervention supports, and postvention efforts and collaborate with communities and providers to reduce the number of suicide deaths and attempts in the State. The Director shall promote and support statewide crisis and suicide prevention recommendations as outlined in the State’s Suicide Platform, including the creation of a strategic plan and suicide prevention education protocol for all schools. The Director shall:

(1) expand partnerships, including with service members, veterans, and their families;

(2) implement innovative data-driven initiatives;

(3) coordinate suicide prevention programs across the State; and

(4) work to secure federal funding. (Added 2023, No. 56, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)

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