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Western Wayne suicide‑prevention coalition expands peer programs; district adds facility dog
Summary
The Hope Empowerment Coalition reported countywide suicide‑prevention activity, presented local statistics and launched grant‑funded peer programming; the district introduced a trained facility dog, Madden, funded by Priority Health.
Coalition leaders and district staff briefed the board on countywide efforts to prevent adolescent suicide and promote mental‑health supports, and showed how local partnerships are expanding services in Western Wayne County.
Brian Galdis, lead of GrowthWorks and the coalition formerly called the Wayne County Suicide Prevention Coalition, told the board the group — renamed the Hope Empowerment Coalition — brings school districts, health systems and service agencies together to coordinate screenings, training and crisis transitions. Amanda Fannin, the district’s supervisor for social‑emotional learning, McKinney‑Vento and foster‑care liaison, introduced Galdis and the coalition's update.
Galdis presented national and state survey results the coalition is using to explain the…
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