Our guests Faith Vos Winkel, MSW and Caytlin Woodtke, LCSW joined host Yvette Young to discuss youth suicide prevention and support.
- Is saying the word suicide going to give my child ideas about suicide?
- Are there only certain kids at risk of suicide?
- Why are we so afraid to talk about suicide and mental health? Or conversely, why is it important for everyone to talk about mental health?
Resources:
- Emergency Dial 9-1-1
- Support in CT Dial 2-1-1 or 211ct.org
- CT Suicide Prevention
- Gizmo 4 Mental Health
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. Call 1-800-273-8255 or text CT to 741741 from anywhere in the US to text with a trained Crisis Counselor
Our guests:
Faith Vos Winkel, MSW, Assistant Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate
Faith Vos Winkel began her work with the Office of the Child Advocate July 2001 and assists the Child Advocate to fulfill her statutory mandates including overseeing the systems of care and protection for children in Connecticut and advocating for their well-being.
Ms. Vos Winkel’s primary responsibilities focus on the review of all unexpected and unexplained child deaths in Connecticut. She is responsible for preparing child fatality cases and conducting comprehensive investigations.
Ms. Vos Winkel represents the Child Advocate on a variety of committees including the Suicide Advisory Board, CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, Maternal Morbidity Review Panel, and the Governor’s Task Force on Justice for Abused Children.
Ms. Vos Winkel has an undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and a Masters of Social Work from the University Of Connecticut.
Caytlin Woodtke, LCSW, Intensive In-Home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services program (IICAPS) Clinical Supervisor, The Village
Caytlin Woodtke began her work with children and families in the Hartford community in 2012 and transitioned to her position as a clinical supervisor of the IICAPS program in 2016. The IICAPS program is an intensive in-home therapy model that services children ages 3-18 with severe psychiatric symptoms putting them at risk for hospitalization. The IICAPS program works towards stabilizing the child and their family in their own environment by incorporating individual therapy sessions, parent focused psychotherapy sessions, family therapy sessions, and case management on a weekly basis for a period of 6 months.
Ms. Woodtke’s primary responsibilities are providing clinical supervision for IICAPS clinicians and mental health counselors, completing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, risk assessments, and trauma screening directly with clients, and reviewing clinical documentation such as treatment progress and safety planning on a regular basis. Ms. Woodtke is also trained in EMDR specific therapy and utilizes this trauma focused intervention with clients in the community.
Ms. Woodtke has a Bachelor of Social Work from Our Lady of the Elms College and a Master of Social Work from the University of Connecticut. She is currently licensed as a clinical social worker in the State of Connecticut.
