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District presents annual suicide, depression prevention report; referrals fall from 128 to 79
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District staff presented the annual suicide and depression prevention report, which showed referrals for outside evaluation dropped from 128 to 79 year-over-year; staff cautioned against assuming under‑identification and described steps to strengthen screening, reentry, translation, and data tracking.
The Joliet Township High School District presented its annual suicide and depression prevention report to the board, describing a year-over-year drop in students referred for outside mental‑health evaluations and planned changes to screening and recordkeeping. Dr. Guzman, superintendent, introduced the section and named the presenters.
The report, presented by JR Randich, Julie Adelman and Andre Buie, said referrals for outside evaluation declined from 128 in the prior year to 79 this year — a drop of about 38 percent. “This is our annual report, suicide depression prevention annual report,” JR Randich said while opening the presentation.
District staff cautioned the board that the numerical decrease does not automatically…
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