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Bill would create suicide mortality review team at Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs
Summary
Sen. George Dungan introduced LB414 to establish a suicide mortality review team within the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs to collect and analyze suicide data — with emphasis on veterans — and develop protocols and recommendations to reduce preventable deaths.
Senator George Dungan, representing Legislative District 26, introduced LB414 to establish a suicide mortality review team housed in the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs (NDVA). The bill directs the team to collect and analyze suicide mortality data, develop investigation protocols, assess gaps in training and services, and make recommendations to reduce preventable suicides.
"The review team is going to do the following: develop a suicide mortality data collection system, conduct an annual analysis of the incidences and causes of suicides in the state," Dungan said. He described existing meetings and cooperation among practitioners and county officials and said the review team would create a "clearing house or a hub" to…
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