The Statewide Suicide Prevention Council will hold its quarterly public meeting October 20-22, 2014 in Seward. The teleconference number is 1-800-315-6338, code 4656518#.

The meeting will convene at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20 at the Holiday Inn Express in Conference Room A, located at 1412 4^th Avenue, Seward. Public comment will be heard from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on October 20, 2014.

The meeting will reconvene at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21 at the Seward Community Library and Museum Conference Room, located at 239 6^th Avenue, Seward. The meeting will reconvene at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 22 at the Holiday Inn Express in Conference Room A, located at 1412 4^th Avenue, Seward.

Agenda items include:

• a report from the Division of Behavioral Health about management of the FY15 comprehensive community prevention grant program;
• a presentation by the Gulf Coast Suicide Prevention Coalition;
• a presentation by the Seward Prevention Coalition;
• a report on the Department of Education and Early Development’s school-based suicide prevention grant program; and
• a review and discussion of council members’ attendance at meetings.

For more information visit www.stopsuicidealaska.org or http://dhss.alaska.gov/SuicidePrevention.

If you need additional information or would like a copy of the agenda, please contact Eric Morrison at 465-6518 or eric.morrison@alaska.gov.