The Enfield Public Schools and the Town of Enfield in response to the recent losses in our community have been meeting to address the many emotions, concerns, and questions our schools, community, parents, and especially our students have had. The following is a brief review of activities conducted to date in response to the suicides experienced in our community in 2011.
The subcommittees created from the Suicide Awareness & Prevention Group have been continuing to meet and work towards improving the awareness and help to prevent suicides. Below you will find links to look at what they have been working on in the past months:
Click here if you wish to see the Parent Involvement and Engaging Difficult to Reach Families Subcommittee Summary.
Click here if you wish to see the Students Supporting Students Subgroup Summary.
Agencies providing intervention to prevent suicide include: 211 (Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services; Community Health Resources 860-683-8086; Joshua Center 860-749-2243; and Town of Enfield Youth Services 860-253-6383. Other Connecticut Resources include the Connecticut Department of Public Health
http://www.dph.state.ct.us; Connecticut Department of Children and Families – Connecticut Youth Suicide Advisory Board
http://www.ct.gov/dcf; Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
http://www.ct.gov/dmhas; Connecticut Clearinghouse
www.ctclearinghouse.org.