(a) As used in this section the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:-

''Office'', the office of behavioral health promotion.

''Secretary'', the secretary of health and human services.

(i) facilitate the development of interagency initiatives that:

1. (A) are informed by the science of promotion and prevention;
2. (B) advance health equity and trauma-informed care; and (C) address the social determinants of health;

(vii) ascertain the behavioral health needs of veterans, including but not limited to an examination of:

1. (A) the extent to which veterans seek, receive or are required to participate in behavioral health screening and treatment, if known;
2. (B) barriers to veterans receiving or participating in behavioral health screening and treatment;
3. (C) current programs and best practices to incentivize and support veterans to seek, receive and participate in behavioral health screening and treatment; and (D) any recommendations for improving access to and participation in behavioral health screening and treatment by veterans;

(viii) examine:

1. (A) the extent to which municipal and state police, firefighters and public safety personnel seek, receive or are required to participate in behavioral health screening and treatment, if known;
2. (B) barriers to municipal and state police, firefighters and public safety personnel receiving or participating in behavioral health screening and treatment;
3. (C) current programs and best practices to incentivize and support municipal and state police, firefighters and public safety personnel to seek, receive and participate in behavioral health screening and treatment; and (D) any recommendations for improving access to and participation in behavioral health screening and treatment by municipal and state police, firefighters and public safety personnel;

(ix) establish a statewide evidence-based or evidence-informed education and awareness initiative to:

1. (A) identify and disseminate best practices for preventing suicide and improving the behavioral health, mental wellness and resiliency among health care professionals;
2. (B) encourage health care professionals to seek behavioral health support and care;
3. (C) help such professionals identify risk factors associated with suicide and behavioral health crisis and to help such professionals learn how best to respond to such risks;

(x) convene a student stakeholder advisory committee on mental health to work in collaboration with the department of elementary and secondary education to develop and implement school-based programs that promote student mental health and wellbeing, including but not limited to:

1. (A) addressing and eliminating the stigma associated with mental health conditions and substance use disorder;
2. (B) recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions;
3. (C) addressing cyberbullying;
4. (D) preventing and responding to student suicide and suicidal ideation, including actions involving self-harm;
5. (E) promoting positive coping behaviors and helping students avoid behaviors that can cause harm to students; and (F) promoting mental health treatment and recovery; provided, however, that no less than 1/3 of the committee members shall be secondary school students; provided further, that the committee shall submit an annual report by June 30 with its findings and recommendations, including any legislative or regulatory changes that may be necessary, to the office, which shall provide such report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery, the joint committee on health care financing, the joint committee on education and, the house and senate committees on ways and means;