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City of Santa Clara;
CITY COUNCIL WRITTEN PETITION
Please provide the information requested below. When complete, please submit to the City Clerk's Office, 1500 Warburton Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050.
Date: 07/11/2022
Victor Ojakian
_, am hereby requesting to be placed on the Santa
Clara City Council Agenda for the following purpose:
1 am requesting the Santa Clara City Council agenda and adopt a city suicide prevention policy. To date all other Santa Clara County cities have already adopted this policy, making it the norm, not an exception.
A city suicide prevention policy should provide for city staff, but also community residence, needs. Often the City Manager's administration, the community service personnel, and/or police personnel have involvement.
For those unaware, suicide is the leading cause of death in the City of Santa Clara since 2018, dwarfing deaths by homicide and most other causes of death.
Santa Clara County adopted a suicide prevention strategic plan (2010) and has a robust implementation program. Several services/trainings are available with no fee charged. The crisis line number is 1-855-278-4204 and the crisis text line is the prefix word "Renew" 741741 I understand that it is important that I attend the meeting in the event there are any questions the Council wishes to ask me.
Signed:
Victor Ojakian, Co-Chair, Santa Clara County Suicide Prevetnion Oversight Committee NAME:
ADDRESS: 526 Addison Avenue
Street
Palo Alto 94301
City Zip Code
TELEPHONE:* 650-328-1464
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DATE: 07/11/2022
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