Scarsdale: Suicide is not the Solution Part III

It appears that Scarsdale is taking the initiative in dealing with the past events. Below is an email that was sent out to the community. Parts of the email have replaced with ****** for privacy reasons.

From: *******@****.com
To: *****
Sent: 12/8/2010 3:52:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Scarsdale Forum News - Community Meeting Dec 15th.

Dear Scarsdale Forum Supporter,

As a public service, the Scarsdale Forum would like you to know about the following event that we feel is important to Scarsdale's residents:

Within the last few weeks, Scarsdale has experienced a number of deaths under tragic circumstances. Times like these raise difficult questions with no easy answers.

In response, the community is planning a number of town meetings to be held on Wednesday, December 15th at:

1:00 pm - ************************************
7:00 pm - ************************************
8:30 pm -************************************

Scarsdale mental health professionals, clergy and civic leaders will provide leadership and facilitate discussion. The meetings will focus on ways we can support each other and the community. In addition, resources and information on suicide, including a discussion about how to talk to children of all ages, will be presented.

To attend, please RSVP by clicking on the following link, or by calling Scarsdale Family Counseling Service at ********.

http*****************************

I have also attached a file with a link in it if you can't click on the one above. Please feel free to circulate this to your friends and neighbors.

Thanks for your support,

**********

Below is test of the RSVP itself. Edited for privacy.

1:00**********; 7:00***********, 8:30 *********


1.
Yes, I want to attend one of the Scarsdale Community Meetings on 12/15/10. My FIRST CHOICE time slot is...*
Select at least 1 response and no more than 1 response.
1:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:30 pm



2.
Yes, I want to attend one of the Scarsdale Community Meetings on 12/15/10. My SECOND CHOICE time slot is...*
Answer "None of the Above" if you have no second choice Select at least 1 response and no more than 1 response.
1:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:30 pm
None of the above



3.
Yes, I want to attend one of the Scarsdale Community Meetings on 12/15/10. My THIRD CHOICE time slot is...*
Answer "None of the Above" if you have no third choice Select at least 1 response and no more than 1 response.
1:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:30 pm
None of the above



4.
How many will be attending?*
Select at least 1 response and no more than 1 response.
1
2
3
4



5.
First Name*




6.
Last Name*




7.
Email Address*
We are requesting your e-mail to send a confirmation only.

Usually when the community groups reach out to the people, it is because of taxes, school issues or property values. Mental and emotional health issues are left in private so everyone is left to fend for themselves. So for these organizations to take this step just goes to show how completely freaked out people are.

As I have stated before, Scarsdale is not paradise. It brings its own set of obligations that can be quite traumatic if people are unable to fulfill them. It seems only now that the residents are beginning to understand the gravity of where they live.