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Putnam launches LOSS team with state pilot funding, plans fatality reviews
Summary
County mental‑health leaders and community partners described the newly launched LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) team, its peer‑support deployments, a $12,480 two‑year grant, and plans for suicide and overdose fatality reviews to identify system gaps.
Putnam County officials announced on Tuesday that the county has launched a LOSS team — Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors — and received a two‑year pilot grant to support the program. Paul Tang, director of mental health, and co‑leads Marla Baylor and Megan Castellano described the team’s goals, early deployments and plans for fatality reviews.
The program is intended to provide timely outreach and practical support to people who experience the loss of a loved one to suicide and to help first responders and families access resources. “The goal of the team is to be able to provide timely and empathetic support to folks who have experienced a loss to suicide,” Paul…
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