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County highlights Mental Health Awareness Month events, suicide-prevention training and naloxone distribution
Summary
Commissioner Lacey Trimble updated the committee on May mental-health events, plans for a September suicide-prevention conference, and said the county has 246 naloxone boxes in 58 agencies.
At the May 19 meeting, Lacey Trimble, Commissioner of Social Services and Mental Health, reviewed county activities tied to Mental Health Awareness Month and outlined upcoming suicide-prevention programming.
"May is Mental Health Awareness Month," Trimble said, and staff highlighted recent trainings and events including QPR (Question Persuade Refer) training on May 7, a "Start with a Smile" proclamation, and a Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day event on May 16. Trimble said the county plans a Suicide Prevention Conference on Sept. 22, 2026, and that the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Community Walk will be held Oct. 4 at Greenville Park in Port Jervis. She also reported that the county has distributed 246 naloxone boxes across 58 agencies.
Legislators requested outreach and coordination: Ms. Janet Sutherland asked that department staff present satellite-clinic services to the Board of Education; Trimble agreed. Legislator Jonathan Redeker and others discussed opening the suicide-prevention seminar to clinicians and community members and offering continuing-education credits to expand attendance. Trimble said the target audience includes community members and licensed clinicians and that the session will provide suicide-prevention tool training and continuing education.
The update also noted youth outreach through the ADAC substance-use prevention poster and essay contest, which drew more than 700 submissions and produced seven countywide winners.
