Suicide Prevention Plan and Community Resources

The Manchester School District is committed to protecting the health, safety, and welfare of its students and school community and has developed a plan for Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Response and a Behavioral Health Emergency Flowchart as articulated components of the Board of School Committee's Safety Policy 127A. Additionally, there are many local resources available for mental health support in the Manchester Community.

Plan

Community Resources

Flow Chart

The district has designated the following staff members as contacts when a safety concern arises for a student.

District Suicide Prevention Coordinator:

Joyce Lewis (Director of Comprehensive Guidance)

Building Level Suicide Prevention Liasons for each school are listed below:

School

Principal

Suicide Prevention Liaison

Bakersville Elementary

Katherine DiBenedetto

Nancy Juneau

Beech Street Elementary

Kelly Newman

Kerry Crow

Gossler Park Elementary

Lori Upham

Jessica Deshaies

Green Acres Elementary

Michael Beaulac

Sarah Morin

Highland Goffes-Falls Elementary

Susan Matthews

Susan Matthews

Jewett Street Elementary

Peter Lubelczyk

Chuck Vorias

McDonough Elementary

Kenneth Dibenedetto

Alycia Grenier

Northwest Elementary

Shelly Larochelle

Mary Mckee

Parker-Varney Elementary

Andrew Sims

Jillian Buatti

Smyth Road Elementary

Jennifer Briggs

Caleigh Ezzideen/Patience Joy

Webster Elementary

Megan Canning

Jennifer Hollinrake

Weston Elementary

Shawn Baskerville

Taylor Emery

Hillside Middle School

Brendan McCafferty

Devra Lavigne

McLaughlin Middle School

Kelly Williams

Courtney Menswar

Middle School at Parkside

Scott Szuksta

Heather Martineau

Southside Middle School

Kelly Espinola

Maegan Hoberman

Manchester Central High School

Debora Roukey

Bill Cannon

Manchester Memorial HIgh School

Shaun St. Onge

Sheehan Gendron/Stacey Cooper-Jennings

Manchester School of Technology

Timothy Otis

Jennifer Tetu

Manchester High School West

Richard Dichard

Alicia Moylan