158.039 Suicide prevention awareness information and lessons.
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(1)The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall post on its website high-quality,
evidence-based suicide prevention awareness information, which shall include
information on recognizing the warning signs of a suicide crisis. The website shall
include information related to suicide prevention training opportunities offered by
the cabinet or an agency recognized by the cabinet as a training provider.
(2)Every public school and public charter school shall provide two
(2)high quality,
evidence-based suicide prevention awareness lessons each school year, the first by
September 15 and the second by January 15, either in person, by live streaming, or
via a video recording to all students in grades six
(6)through twelve (12). Every
public school shall provide an opportunity for any student absent on the day the
high quality, evidence-based suicide prevention awareness lesson was initially
presented to receive the lesson at a later time. The information may be obtained
from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or from a commercially developed
suicide prevention training program.