California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 4098

WIC § 4098 Effective Jul 7, 2000Div. 4 · Part 1 · Ch. 6

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)The Surgeon General of the United States has described suicide prevention as a serious public health priority, and has called upon each state to develop a strategy for suicide prevention using a public health approach.

(b)In 1996, 3,401 Californians lost their lives to suicide, an average of nine residents per day. It is estimated that there are between 75,000 and 100,000 suicide attempts in California every year. 11 percent of all suicides in the nation take place in California.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 93, Sec. 44.5. Effective July 7, 2000.