HB21-1119 Summary

• Expands Colorado's suicide prevention focus to include intervention and postvention (aftercare) services alongside traditional prevention efforts

• Requires comprehensive suicide prevention training for first responders, healthcare providers, K-12 educators, and students covering prevention, intervention, and postvention components

• Establishes that facilities treating suicide attempt survivors must provide oral and written information about after-effects of suicide attempts to patients or their families before discharge

• Directs the Department of Public Health and Environment and Office of Suicide Prevention to prepare region-specific written guidance for primary care providers on recognizing and responding to suicidal patients

• Creates uniform statewide K-12 suicide postvention component and follow-up care plan for suicide attempt survivors treated in emergency departments