The CTSAB typically meets the second Thursday monthly from 9-11 AM. Reminders and agendas are emailed via the listserv and are posted to the State Agency Public Meeting Calendar on the Secretary of State website a week prior to the meeting and include meeting links. CTSAB meetings are open to anyone, teen through adult. Meeting minutes are posted to this page once they are approved, and include links to presentations.

The CTSAB Chairs –The CTSAB Chairs – Andrea Duarte, CT Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, Alice Demeo, CT Department of Children & Families, Ann Dagle, Brian Dagle Foundation/CT Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – may be contacted here:

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CTSAB Membership

Membership is open and has many benefits. If you are interested in joining the CTSAB and list serve, please visit:

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CTSAB Subcommittees

The CTSAB has multiple subcommittees. All are open, and new members are welcome. For more information, please reach out to one of the contacts below:

Armed Forces-Governor’s Challenge
Kasey Timberlake, kasey.timberlake@us.af.mil
Peter Doria, peter.e.doria.civ@army.mil

Attempt Survivors/Lived Experience Committee
Steve MacHattie, Charter Oak Family Center, smachattie47@gmail.com
Valerie Lepoutre, NAMI-CT, vlepoutre@namict.org

Data To Action
Jennifer Sussman, UConn Health, sussman@uconn.edu
Sara Wakai, UConn Health, swakai@uchc.edu

Intervention-Postvention Response
Mark Irons, mirons@seracct.org

Education and Advocacy
Allyson Nadeau, Amplify, anadeau@amplifyct.org
Alyeska Tilly, MSW, LMSW, alyeskamtilly@gmail.com

Lethal Means
Cathy Sisco, Wheeler Clinic, CSisco@wheelerclinic.org

Zero Suicide Learning Community for Health & Behavioral Health Care Systems
Andrea Duarte, DMHAS, Andrea.Duarte@ct.gov
Steve Rogers, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Scrogers@connecticutchildrens.org