developing and continuing statewide or Tribal suicide early intervention and prevention strategies for all ages, particularly among groups that are at a high risk for suicide;

ensuring the surveillance of suicide early intervention and prevention strategies for all ages, particularly among groups that are at a high risk for suicide;

studying the costs and effectiveness of statewide and Tribal suicide early intervention and prevention strategies in order to provide information concerning relevant issues of importance to State, Tribal, and national policymakers;

further identifying and understanding causes and associated risk factors for suicide;

analyzing the efficacy of new and existing suicide early intervention and prevention techniques and technology;

ensuring the surveillance of suicidal behaviors and nonfatal suicidal attempts;

studying the effectiveness of State-sponsored statewide and Tribal suicide early intervention and prevention strategies on the overall wellness and health promotion strategies related to suicide attempts;

promoting the sharing of data regarding suicide with Federal agencies involved with suicide early intervention and prevention, and State-sponsored statewide or Tribal suicide early intervention and prevention strategies for the purpose of identifying previously unknown mental health causes and associated risk factors for suicide;

evaluating and disseminating outcomes and best practices of mental health and substance use disorder services at institutions of higher education; and

conducting other activities determined appropriate by the Secretary.