NENA Suicide Prevention Standard Document Available for Public Review & Comment

NENA Suicide Prevention Standard, NENA-STA-xxx, January 22, 2013 (DRAFT) has been posted to the NENA website and is available for the 15 Business Day Public Review and Comment starting January 28, 2013, and ending on February 15, 2013, at 5PM ET. The purpose of this document is to detail the importance of PSAP collaboration with local Lifeline network crisis centers in order to help ensure that persons at imminent risk of suicide receive the assistance they need to reduce that risk. This document discusses why PSAPs should assist Lifeline centers and the importance of that assistance in maintaining the safety of individuals at risk of suicide.

In order to provide comments please complete the NENA Document Comment Tracking Form and email to docreview@nena.org no later than February 15, 2013, at 5pm ET.

Click here for the document.