Year: 2018 Source: Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2018. 11 p. SIEC No: 20180368

The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) is charged with developing a statewide suicide prevention plan. In my testimony today, I would like to highlight three goals that MHSOAC should consider when designing this plan to support local communities and stakeholders in preventing suicide across the state. The first goal is to provide better care to individuals we know are at risk for suicide and support their families. The
second goal is to identify people who may be at risk of suicide but who might not yet be benefiting from support services. The third goal is to create environments that are designed to prevent death from suicide, but to do so in a way that is fair and balanced.