{"id":38372,"date":"2025-04-04T09:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=38372"},"modified":"2025-04-04T09:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:05:15","slug":"suicide-mortality-review-team-clears-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=38372","title":{"rendered":"Suicide mortality review team clears first round"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senators advanced a measure from general file April 3 that would create a team to gather and analyze data on deaths by suicide in Nebraska.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. George Dungan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Under LB414, introduced by Lincoln Sen. George Dungan, the review team would be housed within the state Department of Veterans\u2019 Affairs.<\/p>\n

Members would include representatives from the Nebraska Violent Death Reporting System, Nebraska Local Outreach to Suicide Loss Survivors, the state Department of Health and Human Services and appointed members from the fields of education, health care, law enforcement, mental health and social work.<\/p>\n

Dungan said the team would act as a clearinghouse for information on suicide in Nebraska with a particular focus on the state\u2019s veterans. Lawmakers could then use that information to inform future attempts to reduce suicidality, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving this established review team at the Department of Veterans\u2019 Affairs will be a game changer for our veterans dealing with mental health issues and for Nebraskans struggling with mental illness across the entire state,\u201d Dungan said.<\/p>\n

Under the bill, the team would have access to an array of data, including law enforcement reports, as well as employment, educational, forensic, medical and mental health treatment records. They also could interview next of kin who are willing to participate.<\/p>\n

The team would be required to:
\n\u2022 develop a suicide mortalities data collection system;
\n\u2022 develop protocols for suicide investigations;
\n\u2022 conduct an annual analysis of the incidences and causes of suicide in Nebraska;
\n\u2022 educate the public regarding suicide and the public\u2019s role in prevention; and
\n\u2022 study the adequacy of training and services to determine what can be done to decrease suicides.<\/p>\n

A Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee amendment, adopted 36-0, would add a veteran to the team\u2019s required membership and clarify that \u201cdirector\u201d refers to the department director or their designee.<\/p>\n

Following adoption of the committee amendment, senators voted 37-0 to advance LB414 to select file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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