Ohio LifeSaver: Suicide Prevention Website
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HB 28 was enacted by the State of Ohio requiring public institutions of higher education, to provide incoming students with information about mental health , topics, including available depression and suicide prevention , resources on the following topics:
Crisis intervention – including national state and local hotlines
Mental Health Programs – availability of local mental health services
Multimedia Applications – including crisis hotline, suicide warnings, and resources offered, and free applications
Student Communication – outreach plan for education and activities regarding suicide prevention
Postvention – plan of how to communicate with students, staff and parents after a loss of a person to suicide
The bill also requires that the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, post free suicide prevention material and programs on their websites. , These state agencies have developed this website as a portal to , resources that will help Ohio's public state colleges and universities , to meet their requirement.