Indiana § 12-21-5-2 Education and treatment of children with an emotional disturbance;
provision of training on suicide prevention

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-21-5-2 — Education and treatment of children with an emotional disturbance; provision of training on suicide prevention

Indiana § 12-21-5-2

Art. 21DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND

Ch. 5Duties of Division

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 12-21-5-2 (2026).

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The division is responsible for the following:

(1)The planning, research, and development of programs and methods for the education and treatment of children with an emotional disturbance.

(2)The coordination of governmental services, activities, and programs in Indiana relating to such children.

(3)The administration of the state supported services concerned with such children.

(4)The preparation of the annual report required by IC 7.1-6-2-5.

(5)The provision of a mental health first aid training program developed under section 4 of this chapter, including providing information and guidance to local school corporations on the development of evidence based programs for basic or inservice courses for teachers and training for teachers on the following:

(A)Prevention of child suicide.

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The division is responsible for the following:
(1) The planning, research, and development of programs and
methods for the education and treatment of children with an
emotional disturbance.
(2) The coordination of governmental services, activities, and
programs in Indiana relating to such children.
(3) The administration of the state supported services concerned
with such children.
(4) The preparation of the annual report required by IC 7.1-6-2-5.
(5) The provision of a mental health first aid training program
developed under section 4 of this chapter, including providing
information and guidance to local school corporations on the
development of evidence based programs for basic or inservice
courses for teachers and training for teachers on the following:
(A) Prevention of child suicide.
(B) Recognition of signs that a student may be considering
suicide.
(6) The development, in consultation with stakeholders, and
provision of a research based training program for health care
providers, including mental health and behavioral health
providers, concerning suicide assessment, training, and
management that is:
(A) demonstrated to be an effective or promising program; and
(B) recommended by the Indiana Suicide Prevention Network
Advisory Council.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-13-1-11.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.15. Amended by P.L.256-1996, SEC.3; P.L.99-2007, SEC.103; P.L.93-2011, SEC.1; P.L.185-2015, SEC.13; P.L.254-2017, SEC.2; P.L.56-2018, SEC.1.