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(1)As used in this section and ORS 418.733: (a)“Youth” means a person 5 through 24 years of age.
(b)“Youth suicide” means a completed or attempted suicide by a person 5 through 24 years of age.
(2)There is established a Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator within that part of the Oregon Health Authority that works with mental health and addiction issues. The coordinator shall:
(a)Facilitate the development of a statewide strategic Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan to address youth suicide and youth self-inflicted injury, and develop strategies for intervention with suicidal, depressed and at-risk youth;
(b)Improve outreach to special populations of youth that are at risk for suicide and self-inflicted injury;
(c)Identify barriers to accessing interventi
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(1) As used in this section and ORS 418.733:
(a) “Youth” means a person 5 through 24 years of age.
(b) “Youth suicide” means a completed or attempted suicide by a person 5 through 24 years of age.
(2) There is established a Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator within that part of the Oregon Health Authority that works with mental health and addiction issues. The coordinator shall:
(a) Facilitate the development of a statewide strategic Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan to address youth suicide and youth self-inflicted injury, and develop strategies for intervention with suicidal, depressed and at-risk youth;
(b) Improve outreach to special populations of youth that are at risk for suicide and self-inflicted injury;
(c) Identify barriers to accessing intervention services for suicidal, depressed and at-risk youth; and
(d) Provide technical assistance to state and local partners and coordinate interagency efforts to establish youth suicide and youth self-inflicted injury prevention and intervention strategies.
(3) The coordinator shall review data and prepare an annual report to interim and regular committees of the Legislative Assembly with subject matter jurisdiction over child welfare, mental health and addiction issues, and to the Oregon Health Authority, regarding:
(a) The number of emergency room admissions for completed and attempted youth suicides and incidents of youth self-inflicted injury;
(b) The manner and method of completed and attempted youth suicides and incidents of youth self-inflicted injury;
(c) The counties in which the completed and attempted suicides and self-injury incidents occurred;
(d) The number of middle schools and high schools with completed youth suicides among the student body;
(e) The number of completed youth suicides where the youth had previously been admitted to a hospital or emergency room for treatment of attempted youth suicide or self-inflicted injury or had been the subject of a request for intervention services related to depression, suicidal ideation or self-injury within the prior 12 months;
(f) Demographic information regarding youth who completed or attempted youth suicide or who had self-injury incidents, including but not limited to:
(A) Age;
(B) Gender or gender identity;
(C) Race;
(D) Primary spoken language;
(E) Sexual orientation;
(F) The existence of any physical, mental, intellectual or emotional disability; and
(G) Foster care status; and
(g) Recommendations for administrative and legislative changes to address service gaps in youth suicide prevention, intervention and post-suicide activities, developed in consultation with the Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee established in ORS 418.726.