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Committee expands outreach to barbershops, seeks to train barbers as gatekeepers through academy partnership
Summary
Committee staff said outreach expanded into barbershops, tattoo partners and repair shops to reach men ages 18–35, and reported a partnership with Next Top Barbers Academy to integrate mental-health first-aid training into its curriculum; members also discussed QPR and mental-health-first-aid trainings to build local gatekeepers.
Committee staff told the Suicide Prevention Committee they intentionally expanded outreach into barbershops, tattoo partners and repair shops to reach men ages 18–35, and that a local barber academy has agreed to incorporate mental-health first-aid training into its curriculum.
"We had 26 barbershops ... we reached 19 additional businesses and that brings our total to about 45," Lucas said, summarizing recent outreach. He said the outreach includes QR-code materials…
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