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MENTAL HEALTH
Suicide Prevention
RESOLVED, That the North Carolina Medical Society supports suicide prevention initiatives recognized by the National Suicide Prevention Resource Center as promising or evidence-based practices and promotes physician involvement in local initiatives; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the North Carolina Medical Society supports physician and public awareness of the resources available to identify and treat at-risk patients in order to prevent suicides and to assist families who have suffered losses due to suicide.
(Substitute Resolution 6-2002, adopted 11/17/02)
(revised, Report N-2008, Item 3-39, adopted 10/19/2008)
(reaffirmed, Reaffirmation Report-2013, Item 9, adopted 10/26/2013)
(reaffirmed, Board Report-2018, Item 67, adopted 11/3/2018)