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Public commenter urges mental‑health first aid training after two youth suicides
Summary
A public commenter reported two recent youth suicides in the county and urged promotion of Mental Health First Aid classes for adults and youth through the county mental health board, referencing registration information at sanilaccmh.org.
During general public comment at the Nov. 4 Sanilac County Board meeting, an attendee urged the county and the mental health board to expand outreach and training after two youth suicides that occurred on the weekend of Oct. 10.
The commenter said: "As most of you probably know back the weekend of October 10, there were 2 suicides in the county. 1 was a 16 year old girl, Deckerville, and 1 was a 18 year old boy from, Carsonville." The speaker urged use of the county mental health board's Mental Health First Aid training for adults and youth and said registration information is available at sanilaccmh.org.
The commenter encouraged county officials and community groups to promote the two‑session training and to consider how more young people might be reached. No board action was taken at the meeting; the comment was placed into the public record for potential follow up by the mental health board and county staff.
