Titusville declares September 2025 National Suicide Prevention Month and National Service Dog Month

Mayor Andrew Connors proclaimed September 2025 as National Suicide Prevention Month and issued a separate proclamation recognizing September 2025 as National Service Dog Month during the City of Titusville special recognitions meeting.

The suicide-prevention proclamation, read by city staff and signed by Mayor Connors, cited the National Association for Mental Illness and local health officials' concerns about mental illness, particularly among youth, and encouraged citizens to support those in need and connect them with family members, colleagues or licensed professionals.

A representative from the Space Coast Health Foundation of Brevard accepted the suicide-prevention proclamation on the foundation’s behalf.

The service-dog proclamation was accepted by Stephanie Olive of Cape Canine Companions. The proclamation noted the organization’s work over decades to train and provide service dogs and called for the community to respect handlers’ access rights. The proclamation text that the mayor read referenced national figures presented during the meeting and urged citizens to celebrate and support service dogs and their handlers.

Both proclamations were ceremonial and did not create binding city policy or require a council vote; they were signed by Mayor Andrew Connors at the meeting.