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�, <br />Elk s �- <br />River <br />Request for Action <br />To Item Number <br />Ma Tor and CinT Council 6.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />PYesentations Au ust 21, 2023 Katie Porath, RecoYds S ecialist <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Proclaim September 2023 as Suicide Prevention Tina Allard, Cit�r Clerk <br />Month Reviewed by <br />Calvin Pormer, CityT Administrator <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, byT motion, a proclamation designating September 2023 as Suicide Prevention Month. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Katie ShatuskyT, executive director of Thumbs Up, requested the Cit�T Council proclaim September 2023 as i�lental <br />Health & Suicide Prevention Month. <br />The cityT policyT regarding proclamations limits them to those that are on behalf of communityT-based organizations. <br />This yTear's proclamation includes two additional stakeholders: Shine a Ligh7 (Pronounced Shine a Light) and <br />O�en Doors for Youth. Both nonprofits make a significant impact on the communityT of Elk River. Shine a <br />Ligh7 is run byT our hometo`vn hero, Paul Martin, former NHL hockeyT playTer. And Open Doors for Youth, also <br />located in Elk River, provides free access to counseling and group therapy which are available to vulnerable youth <br />in our communit�r. <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Cit�T iVlission <br />Attachments <br />■ Proclamation <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�ith T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional <br />se�vice, and coln�nunity engagelnent that encou�ages and ins�iz•es pTo�pe�zty. <br />rowEREo ar <br />�I'1 ���� <br />Update�l• January 2023 <br />