City of Dover issued the following announcement on April 8.
The City of Dover’s first responders, emergency providers, social service organizations, and schools are facing an increase in mental health related crises. Communities across the country are facing this same reality. How Dover is responding to these challenges is the topic of an upcoming webinar on Thursday, April 21, from 4 to 5 p.m.
During the webinar, which will be held via Zoom, a panel of Dover officials dealing with the crisis will discuss what the mental health response looks like right now, the challenges and successes, and what the next steps are moving forward.
The webinar, which is the first in a series of sessions focusing on Dover over the next few months, is hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society at Saint Anselm College, and will be moderated by Laura Knoy, the former host of The Exchange on New Hampshire Public Radio.
The panelists for this session include Dover Police Chief William Breault; Christine Boston, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services for the Dover School District; Christopher Kozak, member of the Strafford County Public Health Network Advisory Committee and Dover Mental Health Alliance; and Suzanne Weete, Community Education and Engagement Manager for Community Partners.
The webinar is free to attend and open to all. To register, visit bit.ly/3NM5L1r.
The webinar series is sponsored by the Dover Police Department, Dover Fire and Rescue, the Dover School District, the Center for Ethics in Society at Saint Anselm College, the Dover Mental Health Alliance, Community Partners, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, and Portsmouth Regional Hospital: Dover Emergency Room.
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