Indiana § 20-26-5-34.4 Child suicide awareness and prevention policy

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-26-5-34.4 — Child suicide awareness and prevention policy

Indiana § 20-26-5-34.4

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 26SCHOOL CORPORATIONS: GENERAL

Ch. 5General Powers and Duties

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4. Each school corporation shall adopt a policy addressing measures intended to increase child suicide awareness and prevention. The policy must address the following:

(1)Counseling services for the child and the child's family related to suicide prevention.

(2)Availability of referral information for crisis intervention to children, parents, and school corporation staff.

(3)Increasing awareness of the relationship between suicide and drug and alcohol use.

(4)Training on warning signs and tendencies that may evidence that a child is considering suicide.

(5)Availability of information concerning suicide prevention services in the community.

(6)Cooperation among the school corporation and suicide prevention services in the community.

(7)Development of a plan to assist survivors of att

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4. Each school corporation shall adopt a
policy addressing measures intended to increase child suicide
awareness and prevention. The policy must address the following:
(1) Counseling services for the child and the child's family related
to suicide prevention.
(2) Availability of referral information for crisis intervention to
children, parents, and school corporation staff.
(3) Increasing awareness of the relationship between suicide and
drug and alcohol use.
(4) Training on warning signs and tendencies that may evidence
that a child is considering suicide.
(5) Availability of information concerning suicide prevention
services in the community.
(6) Cooperation among the school corporation and suicide
prevention services in the community.
(7) Development of a plan to assist survivors of attempted suicide
and to assist children and school corporation staff in coping with
an attempted suicide or death of a student or school employee.
(8) Development of any other program or activity that is
appropriate.