On December 09, 2015, twelve Bedford School District
employees completed a 3-day Connect Suicide Prevention Training Program in
sudden death to include suicide, conducted by NAMI NH, the National Alliance on
Mental Illness. School staff trainers are: Michelle Ouellette, School Nurse at
Riddle Brook School; Ali Puffer, School Counselor at Bedford High School; Lisa
Pleate, Guidance Counselor at Memorial School; Carol Houde, Clinical Psychologist
for Bedford School District; Zanna Blaney, Dean of Student Services at Bedford
High School; Chip McGee, Superintendent of Schools; Donna LaRue, Youth
Counselor for Lurgio Middle School and Bedford High School; Bill Demers,
Assistant Principal at Lurgio Middle School; Claudette Stone, Behavior
Specialist at Lurgio Middle School; Mike Fournier, Principal of McKelvie
Intermediate School; Priscilla McGinty, Guidance Counselor at McKelvie
Intermediate School; and Cheryl Daley, Principal of Peter Woodbury School.
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Everyone plays a part
in suicide prevention. NAMI NH is
collaborating with the Makin’ It Happen Greater Manchester Suicide Prevention
Coalition to implement the Connect Program across the region. Postvention
training promotes healing and reducing risk for all community members in the
aftermath of a sudden death, to include suicide. For
more information about this recent training initiative, please contact Chip
McGee, Bedford Superintendent, at #472-3755 ext. 7 or at mcgeec@sau25.org. For more information on the Connect Program
and suicide prevention efforts in New Hampshire, go to www.theconnectprogram.org or to www.makinithappen.org.
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| School staff trainers from left to right are: Michelle Ouellette, School Nurse at Riddle Brook School; Ali Puffer, School Counselor at Bedford High School; Lisa Pleate, Guidance Counselor at Memorial School; Carol Houde, Clinical Psychologist for Bedford School District; Zanna Blaney, Dean of Student Services at Bedford High School; Chip McGee, Superintendent of Schools; Donna LaRue, Youth Counselor for Lurgio Middle School and Bedford High School; Bill Demers, Assistant Principal at Lurgio Middle School; Claudette Stone, Behavior Specialist at Lurgio Middle School; Mike Fournier, Principal of McKelvie Intermediate School; Priscilla McGinty, Guidance Counselor at McKelvie Intermediate School; and Cheryl Daley, Principal of Peter Woodbury School. |
