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The Department shall coordinate 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, and support to survivors. The Department shall cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies, private and public agencies, survivor groups, and other interested persons to prevent suicide.B\n\nThe Commissioner shall report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Department&#8217;s activities related to suicide prevention across the lifespan.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":249778,"text":"With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the Department, in consultation with community services boards and behavioral health authorities, the Department of Health, local departments of health, and the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, shall have the lead responsibility for the suicide prevention across the lifespan program. The Department shall coordinate 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, and support to survivors. The Department shall cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies, private and public agencies, survivor groups, and other interested persons to prevent suicide.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":249779,"text":"The Commissioner shall report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Department&#8217;s activities related to suicide prevention across the lifespan.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":12846,"edition_id":1,"name":"The Department and the Commissioner","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12845,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209715,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12846,"identifier":"1","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1","url":"\/37.2\/I\/3\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12845,"edition_id":1,"name":"Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12844,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209713,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12845,"identifier":"3","token":"37.2\/I\/3","url":"\/37.2\/I\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12844,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12843,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209675,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12844,"identifier":"I","token":"37.2\/I","url":"\/37.2\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12843,"edition_id":1,"name":"Behavioral Health and Developmental Services","identifier":"37.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:56","permalink":{"id":209673,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12843,"identifier":"37.2","token":"37.2","url":"\/37.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":53989,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-300","catch_line":"Creation and supervision of Department","url":"\/37.2-300\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-300","metadata":false},{"id":87072,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-301","catch_line":"Appointment of Commissioner","url":"\/37.2-301\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-301","metadata":false},{"id":61895,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-302","catch_line":"Term of office and vacancy therein","url":"\/37.2-302\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-302","metadata":false},{"id":68733,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-303","catch_line":"Qualifications of Commissioner","url":"\/37.2-303\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-303","metadata":false},{"id":58889,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-304","catch_line":"Duties of Commissioner","url":"\/37.2-304\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-304","metadata":false},{"id":55805,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-305","catch_line":"Receiving gifts and endowments","url":"\/37.2-305\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-305","metadata":false},{"id":76091,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-306","catch_line":"Research into causes of mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and related subjects","url":"\/37.2-306\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-306","metadata":false},{"id":79296,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-307","catch_line":"Employment of special counsel to defend Board member, officer, or employee of Department in criminal cases","url":"\/37.2-307\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-307","metadata":false},{"id":69476,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-308","catch_line":"Data reporting on children and adolescents","url":"\/37.2-308\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-308","metadata":false},{"id":85097,"structure_id":12846,"section_number":"37.2-308.01","catch_line":"Commitment hearings for involuntary admissions; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0336\">336<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0434\">434<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0716\">716<\/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 2 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0803\">803<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0835\">835<\/a>; in 2018, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0370\">370<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":209801,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69006,"identifier":"37.2-312.1","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-312.1","url":"\/37.2-312.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-312.1\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/1\/37.2-312.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department to be lead agency for suicide prevention across the lifespan","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-312.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>, in consultation with <span class=\"dictionary\">community services boards<\/span> and behavioral health authorities, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Health, local <span class=\"dictionary\">departments<\/span> of health, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, shall have the lead responsibility for the suicide prevention across the lifespan program. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall coordinate the activities of the agencies of the Commonwealth pertaining to suicide prevention in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to develop and carry out a comprehensive suicide prevention plan addressing public awareness, the promotion of health development, early identification, intervention and treatment, and support to survivors. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> shall cooperate with federal, <span class=\"dictionary\">state<\/span>, and local agencies, private and public agencies, survivor groups, and other interested persons to prevent suicide. <a id=\"paragraph-249778\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/37.2-312.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Commissioner<\/span> shall report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly on the <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span>&#8217;s activities related to suicide prevention across the lifespan. <a id=\"paragraph-249779\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/37.2-312.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT TO BE LEAD AGENCY FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (\u00a7\n37.2-312.1)\n\nA. With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the Department, in\nconsultation with community services boards and behavioral health authorities,\nthe Department of Health, local departments of health, and the Department for\nAging and Rehabilitative Services, shall have the lead responsibility for the\nsuicide prevention across the lifespan program. The Department shall coordinate\nthe activities of the agencies of the Commonwealth pertaining to suicide\nprevention in order to develop and carry out a comprehensive suicide prevention\nplan addressing public awareness, the promotion of health development, early\nidentification, intervention and treatment, and support to survivors. The\nDepartment shall cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies, private and\npublic agencies, survivor groups, and other interested persons to prevent\nsuicide.\n\nB. The Commissioner shall report annually by December 1 to the Governor and the\nGeneral Assembly on the Department&#8217;s activities related to suicide\nprevention across the lifespan.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 336, 434, 716, \u00a7 37.1-24.001; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2018, c.\n370.","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}}