Indiana
Indiana suicide prevention plans and initiatives
In 2017 Indiana law charged the Family and Social Services Administration Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) with developing a statewide suicide prevention program and mandated the creation of a state suicide prevention coordinator position within the Division to implement and maintain the program, including the development of a state suicide prevention plan (§12-21-5-5). In June 2021, DMHA released the Indiana Suicide Prevention Plan: July 1, 2021–June 30, 2023. The coordinator also facilitates the Indiana Suicide Prevention Network (ISPN) advisory council and participates in ISPN and Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition activities. The Indiana Suicide Prevention Framework, presented by ISPN and supported by DMHA, and the DMHA’s Suicide Prevention Planning Tool were created and adopted to promote a systematic prevention approach and achieve the goal of zero suicides. In addition, Indiana Department of Health published a Suicide Resource Guide. In 2023, SB 1 tasked the Division of Mental Health and Addiction with overseeing the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, required Medicaid reimbursement for eligible certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) services, and reestablished the Indiana behavioral health commission to, among other responsibilities, report on the progress and implementation of 988 and CCBHC services.