Wyoming
Wyoming suicide prevention plans and initiatives
Wyoming law establishes a suicide prevention program within the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), Wyoming Injury & Violence Prevention Program (WIVPP) (§ 9-2-102). The WIVPP maintains a library of suicide prevention data and publications, and program leadership receives advice and counsel from the Wyoming Suicide Prevention Advisory Council (WySPAC), a statewide group of individuals and organizations created to improve well-being by reducing suicidal behaviors over the lifespan. Since 2013, Wyoming has had a state director of suicide prevention and three full-time suicide prevention regional coordinators to work directly with communities and increase suicide prevention efforts. In January of 2017, the WDH released Preventing Suicide in Wyoming: 2017-2021 State Suicide Prevention Plan, developed in collaboration with WySPAC and the Prevention Management Organization of Wyoming.