The commission shall prepare a final report due not later than October 1, 2024. The report must address issues in the following areas:
- (1) Progress on the division's implementation of the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline and the community behavioral health clinic model.
- (2) Progress on the recommendations of the commission's previous report submitted on October 1, 2022.
(3) An in depth examination of the following areas:
- (A) The mental health of youth and adolescents, as well as the systems in place for treatment and care of youth and adolescents.
- (B) The mental health of individuals fifty-five (55) years of age or older.
- (C) The level of mental health care available to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
(4) A review of the:
- (A) annual increase in the number of crisis services provided by certified community behavioral health centers;
- (B) annual increase in the number of behavioral health professionals providing Medicaid services;
- (C) annual change in the number of suicides in the state;
- (D) annual change in the number of persons admitted to emergency rooms for mental illness; and
- (E) annual number of people held in a local jail with a mental health condition or substance use disorder.
As added by P.L.162-2023, SEC.10.