§ 28:807 A. The legislature hereby creates the zero suicide initiative, which shall be administered by the office of behavioral health in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
§ 28:808 A. In administering the zero suicide initiative, the office of behavioral health shall ensure that the initiative incorporates, at minimum, all of the following components as set for
§ 28:809 Because suicide in Louisiana is a primary public health concern, the legislature intends that the office of behavioral health, state and local criminal justice systems, healthcare fa

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 28 > Chapter 12 > Part II - Zero Suicide Initiative

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Behavioral health: is a term used to refer to both mental health and substance use. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
  • Department: means the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
  • Patient: means any person detained and taken care of as a person who has a mental illness or person who is suffering from a substance-related or addictive disorder. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Treatment: means an active effort to accomplish an improvement in the mental condition or behavior of a patient or to prevent deterioration in his condition or behavior. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2