State Legislative Overview AFSP’s approved 2012 Public Policy Priorities – State Level.
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Transcript of State Legislative Overview AFSP’s approved 2012 Public Policy Priorities – State Level.
What we’ll cover today
• Brief overview of 2012 state level priorities• Where do I find out more?• Highlight – State Suicide Prevention Plans• Q & A
2012 AFSP Public Policy Synopsis
• On pages 22-23 of your spiral notebook• 4 different “issue rooms”– Leadership– Coalition work– Mission related– “Waiting room”
State Level Public Policy Priorities
• Leadership– State suicide prevention initiatives and plans– Suicide prevention training for school personnel
• Coalition work– Anti-bullying and anti-cyberbullying
legislation/policies
New State Level Public Policy Priorities
• Mission related– Firearms and suicide
• “Waiting room”– Death with Dignity/assisted death
Where do I find out more?
• www.afsp.org Advocacy & Public Policy State Policy Resource Center
• www.afsp.org Advocacy & Public Policy Policy Webinar Series– State Advocacy Tool Box– Suicide Prevention Training for School Personnel– Anti-Bullying and Anti-Cyberbullying Legislation
• Call or email me!
State Suicide Prevention Plans
• Some are directed by the legislature, others are not
• Most outline several GOALS and corresponding OBJECTIVES that detail how those goals will be met
• Some are updated regularly, others are not• Some are being worked on actively, others are
not
Example
I. AWARENESSGoal 1: Promote awareness that suicide is a public health problem and that many suicides are preventable
Objective 1.1: Develop/implement public information campaigns
Objective 1.2: Establish/host regularly scheduled suicide prevention conferences
Objective 1.3: Increase the number of state institutions active in suicide preventionGoal 2: Develop broad-based supportGoal 3: Develop/implement strategies to reduce stigma associated with being a consumer of MH, SA, and SP services
Panelists
• Lisa Brattain, Chair, Indiana Chapter• Peggy Farrell, Chair, Central New Jersey
Chapter• Dr. AJ Zolten, President, Arkansas Chapter
Typical “players,” leaders or stakeholders in the process
• AFSP and other nonprofits• State agencies
– Mental Health– Physical Health/Medicine– Education– Older Adults– Justice/Corrections– Substance Abuse/Addictions
• Survivors of suicide loss• Data analysts/researchers• First responders• Clergy• Military• Service providers• Vulnerable groups