The goals of The Geauga County Suicide Prevention
Plan are to:
- To establish and maintain a suicide prevention coalition
in Geauga County
- To implement a countywide public awareness campaign
- To increase knowledge and reduce stigma associated with
suicide
- To provide gatekeeper training to identified professions
and social service organizations
- To establish a speakers bureau and provide suicide prevention
education to identified stakeholders community groups and
civic organizations.
Increase awareness that depression is the primary cause
of suicide.
Change public perception about the stigma of mental illness,
especially about depression and suicide.
Increase the ability to recognize and intervene when someone
is suicidal.
Please call the Mental Health Association at (440) 285-3945
or Ravenwood Mental Health Center at 440-285-3568 if you would
like to become a member of the Geauga County Suicide Prevention
Coalition. For further information go to www.mhageauga.org
or www.ravenwoodmhc.org.
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