                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT TO BE LEAD AGENCY FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (§
37.2-312.1)

A. 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.

B. 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.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 336, 434, 716, § 37.1-24.001; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2018, c.
370.