SALT LAKE CITY (News4Utah) – Governor Herbert announced Wednesday the creation of a task force to combat teen suicide. Their goal is to compile research and submit action items to the legislature by February 15th.
The members of the task force are:
- Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox
- Rep. Steve Eliason
- Sen. Stuart Adams
- Taryn Aiken, Utah director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Sydnee Dickson, Utah State Board of Education Superintendent
- Dr. Doug Gray, University of Utah
- Marc Harrison, President and CEO of IMC
- Gail Miller, Chari of the Larry H. Miller Group
- Mikelle Moore, Senior Vice President of community health at IMC
- Kim Myers, suicide prevention coordinator with the Utah Department of Human Services
- Elder Ronald A. Rasband, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, LDS Church
- Tanya Vea, Executive Director of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute at University of Utah
- Troy Williams, Executive Director of Equality Utah
