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For the purposes of this subsection, “postvention services” means services designed to facilitate the grieving or adjustment process, stabilize the environment, reduce the risk of negative behaviors, and prevent suicide contagion.C\n\nThe board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education shall establish a written memorandum of understanding with its local community services board or behavioral health authority and with local hospitals and other local mental health facilities in order to expand the scope of services available to students seeking treatment. The memorandum shall designate a contact person to be notified, to the extent allowable under state and federal privacy laws, when a student is involuntarily committed, or when a student is discharged from a facility. The memorandum shall provide for the inclusion of the institution in the post-discharge planning of a student who has been committed and intends to return to campus, to the extent allowable under state and federal privacy laws.D\n\nEach baccalaureate public institution of higher education shall create and feature on its website a page with information dedicated solely to the mental health resources available to students at the institution.E\n\nEach resident assistant in a student housing facility at a public institution of higher education shall participate in Mental Health First Aid training or a similar program prior to the commencement of his duties.F\n\nEach coach of an intercollegiate athletics program at a public institution of higher education shall participate in Mental Health First Aid training or a similar program within one year of the commencement of his duties.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":301375,"text":"The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall develop and implement policies that (i) advise students, faculty, and staff, including residence hall staff, of the proper procedures for identifying and addressing the needs of students exhibiting suicidal tendencies or behavior and (ii) provide for training where appropriate. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 705<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 7 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2012, chapters 697<\/a> and 721<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 714<\/a> and 735<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 558<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 663<\/a> and 716<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 573<\/a>, 588<\/a>, and 684<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 296<\/a> and 691<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 272<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56100,"section_number":"23.1-2904","catch_line":"State Board; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-2904\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79716,"section_number":"23.1-1303","catch_line":"Governing boards; duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-1303\/"}],"permalink":{"id":185309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84099,"identifier":"23.1-802","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/1\/23.1-802","url":"\/23.1-802\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-802\/","token":"23.1\/II\/8\/1\/23.1-802","dublin_core":{"Title":"Student mental health; policies; website resource; training","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-802","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The governing board<\/span> of each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall develop and implement policies that (i) advise students, faculty, and staff, including residence hall staff, of the proper procedures for identifying and addressing the needs of students exhibiting suicidal tendencies or behavior and (ii) provide for training where appropriate. Such policies shall require procedures for notifying the institution’s student health or counseling center for the purposes set forth in subdivision B 5 of § 23.1-1303<\/a> when a student exhibits suicidal tendencies or behavior. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> shall develop and implement policies that ensure that after a student suicide, affected students have access to reasonable medical and behavioral health services, including postvention services<\/span>. For the purposes of this subsection, “postvention services<\/span>” means services designed to facilitate the grieving or adjustment process, stabilize the environment, reduce the risk of negative behaviors, and prevent suicide contagion. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> shall establish a written memorandum<\/span> of understanding with its local community services<\/span> board or behavioral health authority and with local hospitals and other local mental health facilities in order<\/span> to expand the scope of services available to students seeking treatment. The memorandum<\/span> shall designate a contact person to be notified, to the extent allowable under state and federal privacy laws<\/span>, when a student is involuntarily committed, or when a student is discharged from a facility. The memorandum<\/span> shall provide for the inclusion of the institution in the post-discharge planning of a student who has been committed and intends to return to campus, to the extent allowable under state and federal privacy laws<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each baccalaureate public institution of higher education<\/span><\/span> shall create and feature on its website a page with information dedicated solely to the mental health resources available to students at the institution. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Each resident assistant in a student housing facility at a public institution of higher education<\/span> shall participate in Mental Health First Aid training or a similar program prior to the commencement of his duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Each coach of an intercollegiate athletics program at a public institution of higher education<\/span> shall participate in Mental Health First Aid training or a similar program within one year of the commencement of his duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTUDENT MENTAL HEALTH; POLICIES; WEBSITE RESOURCE; TRAINING (\u00a7 23.1-802)\n\nA. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall\ndevelop and implement policies that (i) advise students, faculty, and staff,\nincluding residence hall staff, of the proper procedures for identifying and\naddressing the needs of students exhibiting suicidal tendencies or behavior and\n(ii) provide for training where appropriate. Such policies shall require\nprocedures for notifying the institution’s student health or counseling\ncenter for the purposes set forth in subdivision B 5 of § 23.1-1303 when a\nstudent exhibits suicidal tendencies or behavior.\n\nB. The board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher\neducation shall develop and implement policies that ensure that after a student\nsuicide, affected students have access to reasonable medical and behavioral\nhealth services, including postvention services. For the purposes of this\nsubsection, “postvention services” means services designed to\nfacilitate the grieving or adjustment process, stabilize the environment, reduce\nthe risk of negative behaviors, and prevent suicide contagion.\n\nC. The board of visitors of each baccalaureate public institution of higher\neducation shall establish a written memorandum of understanding with its local\ncommunity services board or behavioral health authority and with local hospitals\nand other local mental health facilities in order to expand the scope of\nservices available to students seeking treatment. The memorandum shall designate\na contact person to be notified, to the extent allowable under state and federal\nprivacy laws, when a student is involuntarily committed, or when a student is\ndischarged from a facility. The memorandum shall provide for the inclusion of\nthe institution in the post-discharge planning of a student who has been\ncommitted and intends to return to campus, to the extent allowable under state\nand federal privacy laws.\n\nD. Each baccalaureate public institution of higher education shall create and\nfeature on its website a page with information dedicated solely to the mental\nhealth resources available to students at the institution.\n\nE. Each resident assistant in a student housing facility at a public institution\nof higher education shall participate in Mental Health First Aid training or a\nsimilar program prior to the commencement of his duties.\n\nF. Each coach of an intercollegiate athletics program at a public institution of\nhigher education shall participate in Mental Health First Aid training or a\nsimilar program within one year of the commencement of his duties.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 705, \u00a7 23-9.2:8; 2012, cc. 697, 721; 2013, cc. 714, 735;\n2014, c. 558, \u00a7 23-9.2:14; 2015, cc. 663, 716; 2016, cc. 573, 588, 684; 2017,\ncc. 296, 691; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 447; 2025, c. 272.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}