RCW 71.24.899
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The department shall develop informational materials and a social media campaign related to the 988 crisis hotline, including call, text, and chat options, and other crisis hotline lines for veterans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and other populations. The informational materials must include appropriate information for persons seeking services at behavioral health clinics and medical clinics, as well as media audiences and students at K-12 schools and higher education institutions.
The department shall make the informational materials available to behavioral health clinics, medical clinics, media, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and other relevant settings. The informational materials shall be made available to professionals during training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management under RCW 43.70.442 . To tailor the messages of the informational materials and the social media campaign, the department must consult with tribes, the American Indian health commission of Washington state, the native and strong lifeline, the Washington state department of veterans affairs, representatives of agricultural communities, and persons with lived experience related to mental health issues, substance use disorder issues, a suicide attempt, or a suicide loss.
[ 2023 c 454 s 3 .]