Utah HB572: Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Social Services Amendments

What the bill says

An act that results in the death of the actor or another individual, whether the act was a suicide, homicide, legal intervention, act of self-defense, or accident. (2) The division office shall appoint a state suicide prevention coordinator to , under the direction of the commission, administer a state suicide prevention program composed of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, services, and efforts. (3) The coordinator shall: (a) establish a Statewide Suicide Prevention Committee with membership from public and private organizations and Utah citizens; and (b) appoint a c.

From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:

an act that results in the death of the actor or another individual, whether the act was a suicide, homicide, legal intervention, act of self-defense, or accident. (2) The division office shall appoint a state suicide prevention coordinator to , under the direction of the commission, administer a state suicide prevention program composed of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention programs, services, and efforts. (3) The coordinator shall: (a) establish a Statewide Suicide Prevention Committee with membership from public and private organizations and Utah citizens; and (b) appoint a chair and co-chair from among the membership of the coalition to lead the coalition. (4) The state suicide prevention program may include the following components: (a) delivery of resources, tools, and training to community-based coalitions; (b) evidence-based suicide risk assessment tools and training; (c) town hall meetings for building community-based suicide prevention strategies; (d) suicide prevention gatekeeper training; (e) training to identify warning signs and to manage an at-risk individual's crisis; (f) evidence-based intervention training; (g) intervention skills training; (h) postvention training; or (i) a public education campaign to improve public awareness about warning signs of suicide and suicide prevention resources. (5) The coordinator shall coordinate with the following to gather statistics, among other duties: (a) local mental health and substance abuse authorities; (b) the State Board of Education, including the public …