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Contributors/Reviewers

  • Jenifer Adams, M.A., Special Educator and Psychological Trauma Responder,K-9 First Responders
  • Kristen Akeley, Special Education Para-Educator
  • Laura Bush, M.A., Elementary Educator, Andover Elementary School
  • Andrea lger Duarte, M.S.W., M.P.H., L.C.S.W., Suicide Prevention Director, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
  • Amy Evison, L.M.F.T., Youth Service Director, Community Health Resources
    Amy James, Ph.D., L.P.C., Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Specialist
  • Scott Newgass, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., Education Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education
  • Sarah Schlegel, M.D., Behavioral Pediatrician, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
  • Heather Spada, Suicide Prevention System Manager, United Way of Connecticut
  • Kenyatta Thompson, Masters Candidate, University of Connecticut School of Social Work
  • Steven A.Weisblatt, M.D., F.A.P.A., Psychiatrist
  • Abigail Wood, Masters Candidate, University of Connecticut School of Social Work

Therapy Dog Handlers/Dog Owners:

  • Jenifer Adams
  • Kristen Akeley
  • Laura Bush
  • Ofc. Laura Gordon
  • Lt.William Gordon
  • Jennifer Johnston
  • Barbara Polinsky
  • Lisa “Sid”Sidella
  • Julie Stevens
  • Michelle White

Thanks to:

  • Anytime Fitness, Manchester, CT
  • Gregory K.Brown, Ph.D.
  • Connecticut Department of Children and Families
  • Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
  • Connecticut Department of Public Health
  • Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board/ 1 Word Campaign
  • Barbara Stanley,Ph.D.
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Mental Health Services
  • United Way of Connecticut, lnc./2-1-1
  • Vanguard Direct