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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.
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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 • AWARENESS Goal 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 prevention Goal 2: Develop broad-based support Goal 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 Survivors of suicide loss Data analysts/researchers First responders Clergy Military Service providers Vulnerable groups • AFSP and other nonprofits • State agencies • Mental Health • Physical Health/Medicine • Education • Older Adults • Justice/Corrections • Substance Abuse/Addictions
Questions/comments? Thank you! Nicole Cardarelli ncardarelli@afsp.org 202-449-3600 ext. 105