Nevada § 439.513 - Employment of trainer for suicide prevention; qualifications; duties

§ 439.513. Employment of trainer for suicide prevention; qualifications; duties

1. The Coordinator of the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention shall employ at

least one person to act as a trainer for suicide prevention and facilitator for networking

for Southern Nevada. 2. Each trainer for suicide prevention: (a) Must have at least the following education and experience: (1) Three years or more of experience in providing education and training relating

to suicide prevention to diverse community groups; or (2) A bachelor's degree, master's degree or doctoral degree in social work, public

health, psychology, sociology, counseling or a closely related field and 2 years or

more of experience in providing education and training relating to suicide prevention. (b) Should have as many of the following characteristics as possible: (1) Significant knowledge and experience relating to suicide and suicide prevention; (2) Knowledge of methods of facilitation, networking and community-based suicide prevention

programs; (3) Experience in working with diverse community groups and constituents; and (4) Experience in providing suicide awareness information and suicide prevention training. 3. At least one trainer for suicide prevention must be based in a county whose population

is 700,000 or more. 4. Each trainer for suicide prevention shall: (a) Assist the Coordinator of the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention in disseminating

and carrying out the Statewide Program in the county in which the trainer for suicide

prevention is based; (b) Provide information and training relating to suicide prevention to emergency medical

personnel, providers of health care, mental health agencies, social service agencies,

churches, public health clinics, school districts, law enforcement agencies and other

similar community organizations in the county in which the trainer for suicide prevention

is based; (c) Assist the Coordinator of the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention in developing

and carrying out public awareness and media campaigns targeting groups of persons

who are at risk of suicide in the county in which the trainer for suicide prevention

is based; (d) Assist in developing a network of community-based programs for suicide prevention

in the county in which the trainer for suicide prevention is based, including, without

limitation, establishing one or more local advisory groups for suicide prevention;

and (e) Facilitate the sharing of information and the building of consensuses among multiple

constituent groups in the county in which the trainer for suicide prevention is based,

including, without limitation, public agencies, community organizations, advocacy

groups for suicide prevention, mental health providers and representatives of the

various groups that are at risk for suicide. 5. Training provided to law enforcement agencies pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection

4 must include, without limitation, training concerning prevention of suicide by pupils

in schools and other educational settings.