Security Director Leon Krolikowski Director of Mental Health Alycia Dadd

Board of Ed Appoints New Mental Health, Security Directors for Darien Schools

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The Darien school district has hired two new directors, one for mental health, and the other — the current police chief of New Canaan, for security. Director of Mental Health
Dr. Alycia Dadd will assume the position of director of Mental Health in March 2023. Dadd currently serves as director of consultation services at Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants of Westchester and Manhattan. She currently coordinates training and consultation services to over 100 school-based mental health teams in 35 districts. “Darien’s resounding call to action around the current student mental health crisis compelled me to explore this unique opportunity to return to public service,” Dadd said.