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Commissioners report on suicide-prevention efforts and complex child-placement costs
Summary
A commissioner reported work with the Cameron-Elk Suicide Prevention Task Force, plans for QPR training and a Sept. 18 mental-health summit, and described a case where placement for one child cost nearly $500 per day after calls to more than 90 providers.
During commissioner reports, officials described ongoing suicide-prevention and mental-health efforts and highlighted gaps in local care coordination.
One commissioner said the Cameron-Elk Suicide Prevention Task Force discussed launching local bereavement and support groups, 988 promotional items, and a QPR training scheduled for Sept. 11 at the public library, with a mental-health summit set for Sept. 18. "If anybody feels that there is a need you can reach out to me directly," the commissioner said, asking residents to indicate interest in local support groups.
The commissioner also described a complex child-placement case discussed at a CIS needs-based hearing. "In one instance they ended up calling over 90 different places just trying to place one child who had aggression issues before they finally found a placement for them down near Philadelphia at almost $500 a day," the commissioner said, noting the high cost and difficulty of finding an appropriate placement.
Officials described these items as ongoing work rather than decisions requiring immediate board action; they encouraged local participation in trainings and events related to mental health and suicide prevention.
No new funding allocations or policy votes on mental-health services were recorded in the transcript.
