The Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Coordinator, in consultation with the Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee established in ORS § 418.726, shall update the Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan under ORS § 418.731 a minimum of once every five years. Updates must include, but are not limited to:

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(1) An assessment of current access to mental health intervention, treatment and support for depressed or suicidal youth, including affordability, timeliness, cultural appropriateness and availability of qualified providers;

(2) Recommendations to improve access to appropriate mental health intervention, treatment and support for depressed or suicidal youth, including affordability, timeliness, cultural appropriateness and availability of qualified providers;

(3) Recommendations for best practices to identify and intervene with youth who are depressed, suicidal or at risk for infliction of self-injury;

(4) Recommendations for collaboration among schools, school-based health clinics and coordinated care organizations for school-based screening for depression and risk of suicide or infliction of self-injury among middle school and high school students;

(5) Recommendations related to the use of social media and the Internet to provide opportunities for intervention and prevention of youth suicide and self-inflicted injury;

(6) Recommendations regarding services and strategies to respond to schools and communities following a completed youth suicide;

(7) Identification of intervention and prevention strategies used by other states with the five lowest rates of youth suicide and self-inflicted injuries; and

(8) A comparison of Oregon’s youth suicide and self-inflicted injury rates with those of other states. [2014 c.99 § 2; 2019 c.341 § 3]

418.733 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.