Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act

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• 1Short title

  This Act may be cited as the Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act.

• 2Framework

  The Government of Canada must establish a federal framework for suicide prevention that

• 2(a)

  recognizes that suicide, in addition to being a mental health issue, is a public health issue and that, as such, it is a health and safety priority; and

• 2(b)

  designates the appropriate entity within the Government of Canada to assume responsibility for

• 2(b)(i)

  providing guidelines to improve public awareness and knowledge about suicide,

• 2(b)(ii)

  disseminating information about suicide, including information concerning its prevention,

• 2(b)(iii)

  making publically available existing statistics about suicide and related risk factors,

• 2(b)(iv)

  promoting collaboration and knowledge exchange across domains, sectors, regions and jurisdictions,

• 2(b)(v)

  defining best practices for the prevention of suicide, and

• 2(b)(vi)

  promoting the use of research and evidence-based practices for the prevention of suicide.

• 3Consultations

  Within 180 days after the day on which this section comes into force, the Government of Canada must enter into consultations with relevant non-governmental organizations, relevant entities within the governments of the provinces and territories and relevant federal departments, in order to share information and align the elements of the framework described in section 2 with existing efforts that relate to suicide prevention.

• 4Report

  Within four years after the coming into force of this Act and every two years thereafter, the entity designated in accordance with paragraph 2(b) must report to Canadians on its progress and activities related to the federal framework for suicide prevention.