Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention
Department of Children & Families
1317 Winewood Blvd, Bld. 1
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 717-4623

Official website of the Statewide Office
Click on: http://www.HelpPromoteHope.com/

Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention Mission & Vision:

MISSION OF THE STATEWIDE OFFICE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION:

In collaboration with the Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council, the Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention shall develop and implement the Florida Suicide Prevention Strategy statewide and assist communities in carrying out suicide prevention efforts locally. 

VISION OF THE STATEWIDE OFFICE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION:

Suicide is a complex yet preventable public health problem. A coordinated strategy and effort are critical in reducing suicide.  A centralized structure is necessary to integrate the statewide effort and provide a unified direction but success in suicide prevention depends on empowerment at the local level.  An infrastructure built on cooperation between the federal, state, and community level is essential for comprehensively combating this problem.  Through these partnerships, we will be able to increase existing suicide prevention capacity and promote collaborative action. 

STRUCTURE AND ROLE OF THE STATEWIDE OFFICE OF SUICIDE PREVENTION:

The Office is charged with;

1.  Developing a network of community-based programs to improve suicide prevention initiatives,

2.  Preparing and implementing the statewide suicide prevention plan,

3.  Increasing public awareness concerning suicide prevention,

-The Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council is now a permanent entity that is held accountable to the Legislature.
 It is made up of 28 statutorily designated voting members as well as other individuals who participate in a non-voting capacity.

-The Council will advise the Office of Suicide Prevention in strategies to implement the Florida Suicide Prevention Strategy.

-The Council may form ad hoc committees to help implement the Florida Suicide Prevention Strategy.

-The Council will meet four times per year.

-The Council is subject to the Sunshine Law.  All meeting must be in open forum, minutes must be kept,
 and they must be published in the Florida Administrative Weekly.
 Any issue that will come before the Council for official vote shall not be discussed between two or
 more Council members outside of a Council meeting.  This only applies to the 28 statutorily designated members.