SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE FOR PREVENTION OF SUICIDE AND CREATION OF CULTURE OF RESPECT FOR LIFE
- Enactment No. 5064, Jan. 13, 2011
- Whole Amendment No. 5456, Mar. 28, 2013
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 5767, Dec. 11, 2014
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 5864, May. 14, 2015
- Partial Amendment No. 6067, Jan. 07, 2016
- Partial Amendment No. 6184, Mar. 24, 2016
- Partial Amendment No. 6592, Jul. 13, 2017
- Partial Amendment No. 6757, Jan. 04, 2018
- Partial Amendment No. 6838, Mar. 22, 2018
- Amendment of Other Laws No. 6961, Jan. 03, 2019
- Partial Amendment No. 7477, Jan. 09, 2020
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Ordinance shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Period of Existence of Suicide Prevention Committee)
The Suicide Prevention Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government under Article 7 shall remain in existence for two years from the date this Ordinance enters into force, and the Committee shall be merged into the Mental Health Council of the Seoul Metropolitan Government after the expiration of the period.
Article 2 (Period of Existence of Suicide Prevention Committee)
The Suicide Prevention Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government under Article 7 shall remain in existence for two years from the date this Ordinance enters into force, and the Committee shall be merged into the Mental Health Council of the Seoul Metropolitan Government after the expiration of the period.
Article 3 (Transitional Measure concerning Suicide Prevention Center)
The suicide prevention center in operation at the time this Ordinance enters into force shall be deemed the suicide prevention center established and operated pursuant to this Ordinance.
Article 3 (Transitional Measure concerning Suicide Prevention Center)
The suicide prevention center in operation at the time this Ordinance enters into force shall be deemed the suicide prevention center established and operated pursuant to this Ordinance.
Article 4 (Mayor's Responsibility)
The Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor") shall formulate and implement policies necessary to promote respect for life, and pro-actively rescue persons who are suicidal or who attempt suicide, from the danger, concentrating efforts on preventive measures. In such cases, policies shall include matters for protecting persons who attempted suicide and their families or families of those who committed suicide. <Amended by Ordinance No. 6592, Jul. 13, 2017>
Article 5 (Formulation, etc. of Implementation Plans for Prevention of Suicide)
(1) The Mayor shall formulate and implement an implementation plan befitting local conditions for the prevention of suicide (hereinafter referred to as "implementation plan") each year in accordance with the relevant master plan formulated by the Minister of Health and Welfare for the prevention of suicide under Article 7 of the Act on the Prevention of Suicide and the Creation of Culture of Respect for Life.
Article 6 (Adjustment, etc. of Implementation Plans for each Autonomous Gu)
(1) The Mayor may adjust an implementation plan for each autonomous Gu, inspect its performance of the plan, and may subsidize each autonomous Gu for expenses incurred in formulating and implementing the implementation plan for the relevant autonomous Gu.
Article 7 (Establishment of Suicide Prevention Committee)
In order to seek advice and deliberate on the following matters, the Mayor may establish the Suicide Prevention Committee (hereinafter referred to as "Committee") as an affiliate of the Seoul Metropolitan Government:
Article 8 (Formation and Operation of Committee)
(1) The Committee shall be composed of not less than 12, but not more than 15 members, including one chairperson and one vice chairperson.
Article 9 (Establishment of System for Cooperation of Communities)
(1) For the efficient implementation of policies for the prevention of suicide and creation of a culture of respect for life, the Mayor shall establish a system for the prevention of suicide with cooperation between private and public sectors.
Article 10 (Establishment of System for Analysis of Statistics of Suicide and Management of Information)
(1) The Mayor shall collect and analyze statistics on suicide by gender, by age group, by class, by motive of suicide, etc. so as to ascertain actual conditions of suicide and formulate plans for control.
Article 10-2 (Psychological Autopsy)
In order to formulate effective policies to prevent suicide and provide psychological assistance to persons who attempted suicide and their families or families of those who committed suicide, the Mayor may conduct a psychological autopsy to investigate the cause of suicide based on psychological and behavioral changes, etc. before or after suicide. In such cases, a prior consent shall be obtained from persons who attempted suicide and their families or families of those who committed suicide.
Article 11 (Establishment, Operation, etc. of Suicide Prevention Center)
(1) In order to perform the following services, the Mayor may establish and operate a suicide prevention center:
Article 12 (Assistance to Suicidal Persons, etc.)
(1) For early detection of suicidal persons and counselling services and medical treatment for such persons, the Mayor may provide the following services for assistance to such persons:
Article 13 (Assistance to Persons who Attempted Suicide, etc.)
(1) In order to alleviate the impact on persons who attempted suicide and their families or families of persons who committed suicide, etc., the Mayor may provide the following programs for assistance to such persons and families: <Amended by Ordinance No. 6592, Jul. 13, 2017>
Article 14 (Establishment of System for Protection from Harmful Information about Suicide)
(1) The Mayor shall establish and operate a system for protection from harmful information about suicide so as to block the distribution of harmful information about suicide, detect such information in advance, and promptly take countermeasures to suppress such information.
Article 15 (Assistance in Recovery from Trauma Sustained in Intervention in Suicide Crisis)
(1) The Mayor may implement supportive programs necessary to relieve and treat trauma that workers for any of the following institutions are likely to experience in the course of intervention in a suicide crisis:
Article 16 (Assistance to Non-Governmental Organizations, etc.)
In order to diversify programs for the creation of a culture of respect for life and the prevention of suicide, the Mayor may provide administrative or financial assistance to institutions or organizations that conduct a program for the prevention of suicide as necessary for providing services. <Amended by Ordinance No. 6067, Jan. 7, 2016>
Article 17 (Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information)
No person who performed or performs a duty for the prevention of suicide under this Ordinance shall divulge or disclose any other person's confidential information of which he/she becomes aware in connection with the performance of such duty.
Article 18 (Enforcement Rule)
Matters necessary for the enforcement of this Ordinance shall be prescribed by municipal rule.
ADDENDA <Ordinance No. 5767, Dec. 11, 2014> |