A joint task force of Linden Oaks Behavioral Health, the Naperville Park District, the City of Naperville, and the forest preserve districts of DuPage and Will counties have launched ‘Operation Disrupt’ as means to be proactive in suicide prevention.
Suicide prevention signage that will be installed at a few isolated areas in Naperville Park District parks as part of the recently-launched Operation Disrupt initiative. - Original Credit:
The new program mined police and fire department record data to identify locations where suicide attempts have occurred in the past and areas where suicide attempts could occur in the future. “Suicide and deaths of despair are at epidemic levels across the United States right now,” said Dr. Jerome Kaul, lead clinical therapist for Linden Oaks, in the release. The agencies partnered with Kaul on Operation Disrupt.
This form of training is intended to assist someone immediately, said Wronski. This could be as simple as asking someone some questions.