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Vermont State Suicide Prevention Information

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

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Vermont Contact Information:

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Recent Developments:

• 2010 – Two websites for youth suicide prevention went live: UmatterUcanHelp.com and UmatterUcanGetHelp.com. The websites are part of the Vermont strategy to reduce stigma and increase help seeking behavior. The first site is for Gatekeepers and offers suicide prevention information. The second web site is designed for youth who may be depressed or have a friend who is thinking about taking their own life. It highlights warning signs and help-seeking.
  
  
• 2008 – The Center for Health and Learning, in partnership with the Vermont Department of Health, under funding from the SAMHSA Garret Lee Smith Memorial Act grant, has launched a statewide initiative that will: 1. Provide training for educators, teachers, school administrators and staff in gatekeeper training, protocol development, training of trainers and community collaboration. 2. Institute the Umatter statewide media campaign, an asset-based approach to youth suicide prevention. 3. Create a partnership with the University of Vermont on campus suicide prevention. 4. Build and sustain the Vermont Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition, a group dedicated to: increasing public awareness of the importance of addressing mental health issue; promoting the message that youth suicide is preventable; and creating communities of hope in which schools, agencies and people of all ages are given the knowledge, skills and resources to respond effectively to suicidal behavior by youth. 5. Offer community-based trainings for mental health professionals, primary care health providers, social workers, clergy and law enforcement personnel.
  
  

State Events:

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

• 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
  
  
• Vermont Suicide Prevention Platform, based on the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
  
  
• Vermont Association for Mental Health Resource Guide
  
  
• Vermont Well-Being, 2006
  
  

Legislation/Resolutions:

• 2009 – Vermont passed Senate Bill 2 related to the segregation of offenders with a mental illness or other functional impairment, specifically noting that incidents of self-harm or attempted suicide must be included in monthly reports to the joint legislative corrections oversight committee.
  
  
• 2009 – Vermont enacted a resolution congratulating Outright Vermont on its 20th anniversary. Outright focuses on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth.
  
  
• 2008 – SB 114 enhancing the existing mental health parity law was passed into law.
  
  
• 2006 – Legislation requiring that the signs of and responses to depression and risk of suicide be included in health education in public schools.
  
  

Funding Sources:

• 2008 – The Center for Health and Learning received a $1.5 million Garrett Lee Smith grant from the federal agency SAMHSA for three years. The Center plans to partner with the Vermont Department of Mental Health to strengthen and expand youth suicide prevention and intervention in Vermont.
  
  

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