4098.6.
(a) Counties shall create and implement a suicide-prevention strategic plan. The strategic plan shall place particular emphasis on preventing suicide in children who are less than 19 years of age and shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) A description of the scope of the problem in the county.
(2) Long-term suicide-prevention goals.
(3) Key risks of, preventive factors for, and protective factors of, suicide prevention.
(4) Selection or development of interventions to be used to prevent suicide.
(5) A plan to evaluate the success of the strategic plan.
(b) In developing a suicide-prevention strategic plan, counties shall consult with stakeholders including, but not limited to, schools, health care organizations, youth justice organizations, and other multisector teams with the goal of reducing suicides in the counties in which they operate.
(c) As part of the strategic-planning process, counties shall provide recommendations to individuals and organizations working with youth on early intervention, implementation of crisis management systems, and addressing suicide risk for vulnerable populations; collect and analyze data; engage in strategic communications; and educate individuals and organizations working with youth on suicide-prevention strategies and local suicide-prevention needs.
(d) Counties shall update the suicide-prevention strategic plan every three years to reflect innovations and developments in the field of suicide prevention.
(e) This section does not apply to a county that had a suicide-prevention strategic plan on January 1, 2020, that meets the requirements of this section.
(f) A county may, to the extent it is consistent with and authorized by the Mental Health Services Act, use Mental Health Services Act funds to implement this section.
(g) This section shall be implemented by a county only if an appropriation is made in the annual Budget Act or another measure for purposes of this section, or if the county uses Mental Health Services Act funds pursuant to subdivision (f).