School District Takes Strides To Prevent Student Suicides
The program follows Gov. Jerry Brown’s approval in 2016 of Assembly Bill 2246 after a spate of suicides in recent years among teenagers in San Diego and Palo Alto. The bill requires school boards to develop and adopt policies on suicide prevention that specifically address high-risk groups.
Los Angeles Times:
‘If You See Something, Say Something.’ Newport-Mesa School District Seminar Teaches Suicide Warning Signs
As part of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s new program to educate staff about student suicide prevention, parents were invited to a seminar Tuesday night at Corona del Mar High School to learn about what experts say is a rising crisis nationwide. “We feel it won’t happen in our backyard, but it’s happening everywhere,” said Angela Castellanos, district coordinator of mental health and outreach services. “We’ve had incidents where our students have died by suicide, so we’re not isolated from the phenomenon.” (Vega, 11/8)
In other news from across the state —
Capital Public Radio:
Placer County's Whole Person Care Program Opens First Home
This is a big week for some homeless people in Auburn who are transitioning into permanent housing as part of the statewide Whole Person Care pilot program. Geoff Smith is Placer County's Whole Person Care manager. He says 13 people will be moved-in to a home by the end of the week. (Milne, 11/8)
The San Diego Union-Tribune:
Palomar Health CEO Retires
Palomar Health has some turnover at the top.
Chief executive Robert Hemker announced his retirement this week. Palomar declared in a statement that he’s departing “to spend more time with his family.” The executive will be succeded on an interim basis by Diane Hansen who previously served as Palomar’s executive vice president of finance. (Sisson, 11/8)