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:
CTSAB Membership
Membership is open and has many benefits. If you are interested in joining the CTSAB and list serve, please visit:
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 Committee
Contact Susan Tobenkin, CT National Guard, susan.e.tobenkin.civ@army.mil
Attempt Survivors/Lived Experience Committee
Steve MacHattie, Charter Oak Family Center, smachattie47@gmail.com
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, DMHAS, Alyeska.Tilly@ct.gov
Lethal Means
Jeanette Baker, United Way of Connecticut, jeanette.baker@ctunitedway.org
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
Youth Mobile Crisis
Adult Mobile Crisis