Title
Special Recognition - Proclamation Recognizing Suicide Prevention Month
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize September as Suicide Prevention Month.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recognize September as Suicide Prevention Month.
Staff Contact:
Susan Grisham, Assistant to the City Manager
Presenter(s):
Councilmember Lisa Parshley
Councilmember Yến Huỳnh
Background and Analysis:
Suicide is a preventable mental health crisis that is often not discussed due to social and cultural stigma regarding openly discussing mental health struggles. In the United States, over 48,180 people die by suicide every year, averaging 121 suicide completions each day. Suicide completion rates have surged to a 30-year high.
Hope For the Day is a non-profit organization that is working to facilitate proactive suicide prevention and their website has a portal connecting folks to resources, education and outreach opportunities.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or dial 911 in case of emergency. Locally you can also call the Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties at 360.586.2800.
Attachments:
Proclamation
Hope for the Day Website
Crisis Clinic of Thurston and Mason Counties Website