This Program is for ages 2-12. It promotes literacy and music combined. It's an upstream approach for suicide prevention curriculum for preschools, daycare centers, library story time and elementary school. It teaches parents and staff about mental health, life skills development, and social connectedness. It supports mental health and wellness to youth by introducing the concept of mental health and wellness daily. Identifying when one's mental health needs attention and how to connect with them. This is a evidence based storybook designed by suicide prevention manager of United way of Connecticut. This guide was developed by Suicide Advisory Board and Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services , Children & Families and Public Health and the United Way of Connecticut 211. This program was sponsored for Remember Me NFP to teach by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This is a single visit of a 45 min class that will establish a mental health pledge with education of mental health, thoughts and feelings. Currently , I am brining this to my work place at Morton Plant Hospital for all of our employees and their family. We have been through so much during Covid-19 as hospital staff and nobody has taken care of us. I will make this a free program. We have lost 15 staff members since 1993 in one hospital to suicide , including my husband. It's been 10 years for my road to recovery. Its been a journey and I learned a lot. It's time to share what I have learned to help others.
