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Bill would add two "lived-experience" seats to Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition
Summary
Sen. Dave Wilson presented House Bill 87 to add two governor-appointed members with lived experience to the Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition; survivors and advocates urged the committee to include those voices during public comment. The committee circulated the bill; no final vote was taken.
Senator Dave Wilson, the Senate sponsor of House Bill 87, told the Senate Health and Social Services Committee the bill would add two governor-appointed members with lived experience to the Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition, one who has survived a suicide attempt and one who has lost someone to suicide.
The bill, introduced on behalf of the Delaware Suicide Prevention Coalition and carried to the Senate by Representative Shoop on the House side, was framed by supporters as an administrative change to ensure survivor voices are formally included in the coalition’s deliberations.
The bill’s importance…
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