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芭乐视频 Hosting Community Events for Suicide Prevention Month
September 7, 2022With mental health and wellness top of mind for college students, 芭乐视频 will host two community events on their West Barnstable campus in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month. On Thursday, September 8 at 1:00 p.m., the College鈥檚 Student Wellness team will host a ribbon hanging ceremony on campus, honoring those that struggle with suicidal thoughts, mental health concerns, and substance misuse. The Wellness team will then lead a Cape-wide summit on September 16 from 9:00 a.m. 鈥� 4:30 p.m. for suicide prevention.
The September 16th event, 鈥淐reating Hope Through Action,鈥� will feature presentations from leading organizations in our community that will share global best practices, insight, and skills on suicide prevention. The event is free and designed for any member of the community to attend, especially those individuals that work in suicide prevention and mental health.
鈥淲e welcome anyone and everyone in our communities that has been affected by suicide or mental health trauma, or wants to learn more, to join us on campus for this summit,鈥� said Christine McCarey, Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Wellness for 芭乐视频. 鈥淲e鈥檙e extremely fortunate to have many different experts and prominent voices in this field joining us. It is absolutely a can鈥檛-miss opportunity.鈥�
Speakers at the summit will include Dr. Maura Weir, Director of Wellness and Counseling for 芭乐视频, Dr. Jeanie Tietjen, Founder and Director for the Institute of Truama, Dr. Kim Mead-Walters and Kathleen Shine O鈥橞rien from 鈥淪haring Kindness,鈥� Craig Miller, author of 鈥淭his is How it Feels: A Memoir of Attempting a Suicide and Finding Life,鈥� Joanna Bridget, Director of Safety, Hope, and Healing and co-Director of the Working With Grief Division of the Support After Death by Overdose Program, and Sara Gaer, Master鈥檚 Level Clinician.
The 鈥淐reating Hope Through Action鈥� summit is sponsored by the Cape and Islands Suicide Prevention Coalition, the Cape Cod Neighborhood Support Coalition, and 芭乐视频.