Mental Health May

May is mental health awareness month. We have been coordinating with other groups to bring more support to the city in this regard.

Communities That Care (CTC) started in our county in response to the loss of youth in our community due to self-harm. We want to do all we can to support the challenges faced by our citizens. We will be hosting CTC for a couple of workshops held in our city. Please contact the city for times, locations, and availability for workshops. We will be hosting one called QPR, which stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer: dealing with recognizing and responding to those with warning signs for suicide crisis. We plan to host a training course in different departments focused on de-escalation that applies to work, family, and all personal interactions. We are in discussions about bringing more workshops to the city as well. We aim to make our community a better place to live, work, and play.

The city has been the host city for the Illumination celebration and will host this again this coming September. Illumination has aimed at bringing more awareness to mental health issues, specifically focusing on our youth. In addition to the firework show and live performances, we use that event to connect our youth with resources and support that will serve them for the rest of their lives.

In partnership with Davis Behavior Health (DBH, also connected to CTC and Illumination) we continue to support workshops and classes on a variety of subjects such as Strengthening Families, Stress Reduction, Parenting, Everyday Resilience, and Emotional Coaching. DBH helps us connect citizens with other needed resources such as addiction recovery, support groups, and other crisis services. We welcome support in any of these areas for our citizens.

Mayor Dave Maughan

If you or anyone you know would benefit from specialized support, here are a few of the many hotlines available to you:

Adult Protective Services: 800-371-7897

Davis Behavioral Health:

(24-Hour) 801-773-7060

Domestic Violence Information Line: 800-897-5465

Lifeline for Youth: 801-936-4000

Mobile Crisis Outreach: (24-Hour

Suicide Prevention) 801-773-7060

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: (24 Hour) 800-843-5678

National Child Abuse Hotline:

(24 Hour) 800-422-4453

National Teen Dating Specialized Abuse Treatment: 866-331-9474

National Runaway Switchboard: 800-786-2929

Rape Crisis Center: 888-421-1100

Safe Harbor Crisis Center: Crisis: 801-444-9161

Business: 801-444-3191

Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255

Trevor Project (Suicide Prevention): 866-488-7386

Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault: 801-746-0404

Utah Suicide Hotline (24 Hour): Davis County 801-625-3599

Veterans Crisis Line: 800-273-8255

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