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Board members press for clearer suicide-prevention outreach in policy update
Summary
Board members raised concerns that language changes to a suicide-prevention policy could reduce public awareness of services; staff agreed to include clearer access points such as HealthHub links and QR codes.
Members of the Detroit Public Schools Community District policy committee questioned a recommended edit to the district’s suicide-prevention policy that removed the word “awareness” from the title and asked staff to ensure students and families can easily find services.
One board member said she was concerned the change “struck out awareness in the title,” and urged the committee to keep an emphasis on ensuring the public knows how to…
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