(1) A statewide Youth Suicide Prevention School Program is essential to address the continuing problem of youth suicide throughout the State;
(2) The youth suicide problem often exists in combination with other problems, including drug abuse and alcohol use;
(3) A suicide prevention program for young people must emphasize a partnership between educational programs at the State and local levels and community suicide prevention and crisis center agencies;
(4) It is of vital importance that a statewide Youth Suicide Prevention School Program be established with shared responsibility at both the State and county levels, and that this cooperation shall be a major tool in efforts to achieve the successful prevention of youth suicide; and
(5) County suicide prevention and crisis center agencies along with local education agencies are best suited for developing and implementing programs for statewide youth suicide prevention.
Credits
Added as Education § 7-4A-01 by Acts 1986, c. 122, § 1, July 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 5, § 1. Renumbered as Education § 7-501 by Acts 1996, c. 10, § 16, eff. April 9, 1996.
MD Code, Education, § 7-501, MD EDUC § 7-501
Current through legislation effective through July 1, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
