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County presenter proposes placing suicide-prevention benches near schools
Summary
Presenter reported an existing downtown suicide-prevention bench and said the public-health office plans to place additional benches near schools in Ashland, Colesdirk and Rosebud so students can easily find crisis resources.
Rosebud County public-health staff said the department maintains a suicide-prevention bench downtown and plans to place comparable benches near several schools so students have an easy-to-find crisis resource. "We have a bench downtown, right by IGA. It's a suicide prevention bench," the presenter said, and added that the intent is to ensure the crisis number and resource are accessible and familiar to young people.
The presenter said the office wants benches by schools in Ashland, Colesdirk and Rosebud so that "that number is easy access for the kids" and so students know where to go if they are in crisis. The presenter framed the benches as part of a broader prevention and school-outreach strategy and emphasized that the effort aims to reduce youth suicides by simplifying access to help.
