We Want to Hear From You: Youth Needs Survey
The Teller County Mental Health Alliance has launched a survey to determine next steps in addressing youth needs in the community. Decision points include: building of a youth center, additional … Continue reading
Press Release: Local Health Department Initiatives to Prevent Suicide During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Statement by NACCHO Chief Executive Officer Lori Tremmel Freeman
Washington, DC, September 1, 2023 — September 1, 2023, marks the start of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Throughout this month, National … Continue reading
Around the Campfire
Increasing awareness that mental illness is a health condition-like cancer, heart disease, or diabetes–is one way to help overcome the stigma in rural communities. In addition, talking openly with others … Continue reading