Crisis And Suicide Prevention Training Grant Program

Crisis and suicide prevention training - grant program. The act creates the crisis and suicide prevention training grant program (grant program) in the department of public health and environment (department). The purpose of the grant program is to provide financial assistance to schools in providing crisis and suicide prevention training to schools, with priority given to those schools that have previously not received such training. The grant program may authorize up to $400,000 in grants per year in varying amounts. The office of suicide prevention and the school safety resource center shall work collaboratively with the department to develop guidelines and criteria for the grant program. Grant recipients are required to report on their activities using grant money.

The crisis and suicide prevention training grant program fund is created and authorized to accept appropriations from the general assembly, as well as gifts, grants, and donations.

The act makes conforming amendments that authorize the existing office of suicide prevention in statute.

The act appropriates $400,000 from the general fund to the department for use by the prevention services division for suicide prevention.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)