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Nevada State Suicide Prevention Information

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• History of State Suicide Prevention Efforts
• State and Local Prevention Resources
• Legislation/Resolutions
• Funding Sources

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Nevada Contact Information:

Please click on contact information to view the person(s) taking the lead in suicide prevention planning efforts in all of the states or territories.

Recent Developments:

• Nevada has hired a State Suicide Prevention Coordinator and a Southern Nevada Suicide Prevention Trainer/Facilitator
  
  
• State grantee of Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (SAMHSA) funding
  
  
• Nevada is working to obtain funding for a state coordinator position and laying groundwork for developing the state plan
  
  

State Events:

• Sep. 11, 2010
  Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope
  Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention
  
  

Visit the SPRC Calendar of Events for more details on all state and national events. If you would like to add a particular event, please take a moment to fill out our online Add Your Event form.

State and Local Prevention Resources:

Organizations

Materials

• Nevada Suicide Resource Guide
  
  
• Nevada Study of Suicide Prevention
  
  

Legislation/Resolutions:

• State Assembly Bill 584 – establishing a suicide prevention curriculum in Nevada public schools
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 36 – authorizing regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators to facilitate access to information concerning issues related to suicide among pupils
  
  
• Senate Bill No. 49 – creating a Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention within the office of the Director of the Department of Human Resources; creating positions within the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention to coordinate the Statewide Program and to provide training and facilitate networking relating to suicide prevention in certain counties
  
  
• Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3 – urging each community in Nevada to form a coalition of agencies and service providers to reduce the number of suicides and provide support for survivors
  
  
• Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 – urging the Clark County Health District to plan and coordinate a public information campaign relating to suicide prevention and expand injury prevention efforts in Clark County
  
  
• Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5 – urging agencies in Clark County to cooperate in the establishment of a plan for suicide prevention in Clark County
  
  

Funding Sources:

• 2005 – State grantee of Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (SAMHSA) funding: Approximately $400,000
  
  

For assistance, please contact your SPRC Prevention Specialist, Lisa Capoccia, by email at lcapoccia@edc.org or telephone at 617-618-2907.

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