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House approves suicide‑prevention plan with added data study; sponsor cites high youth suicide rate
Summary
HB186, which the House amended to add a study component using medical‑examiner and police data, passed unanimously; sponsor said Utah has among the highest youth suicide rates and cited a report that raised questions about psychiatric medication in youth suicides.
The Utah House adopted House Bill 186 on Feb. 24, a suicide‑prevention measure that was amended on the floor to add study elements the sponsor said were prompted by recent reporting.
Representative Hogue offered amendment number 1 after referencing a Florida lawmaker’s report that, in that jurisdiction, "38 percent of total youth suicides were…
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