Central Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Coalition

A wonderful new resource to address su***de in schools. Well worth checking out!

So exciting! The 2nd edition of "Su***de in Schools A Practitioner's Guide to Multi-level Prevention, Assessment, Intervention, and Postvention" just arrived. Four years in the making. Loved being able to open the box with my boys. I do this work for my kids and all the amazing school staff who work tirelessly for our kids.

We thoroughly updated our best-selling first edition to incorporate advances in technology (pre- and post-pandemic) and research insights on how to best address su***de risk in youth minoritized by ethnoracial status, sexual and gender identity, etc. And, as I was flipping through it, much to my surprise, the second edition has color images!!!

We wrote this book to make it easier for school staff to serve their students and for families and communities to know what the best approaches were to su***de prevention and postvention. A happy coincidence is that the book is 25% off this week, thanks to the Black Friday sales going on at Routledge. (Check out the link in the comments!)

Looking for a quality childcare program for your child? WCAC is now enrolling for fall 2023! Apply now. Home based program for prenatal to age 3; center based for ages 3-5. Come check us out between 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Friday, May 19th at either our 116 School Street,Webster Center or 25 Cole Ave, Southbridge Center. WCAC’s Head Start program serves eligible families from Brookfield, Charlton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Leicester, Millbury, Oxford, Spencer, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Warren and Webster.

Loss Survivors do not have to suffer alone and in silence. Here is one example of a great resource. ***deloss

Please consider attending this important training on the intersections of Opioid Use & Su***de sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Joanna Bridger is a fantastic trainer!

https://web.cvent.com/event/4b95f2a3-0239-4c14-811e-54ba8221c7cb/summary?fbclid=IwAR2uCVW_ywV9a48JTmBaw4awZ5jkoE849n03elyk0Q6856YQfn2FJ6T3NtE

Su***de Prevention: (#381) Intersections of Su***de and Opioid Use: A Gatekeeper Training

Any construction companies in Central MA doing great work for employee wellness? Nominate them now!

Apply today for the Construction Working Minds Summit Awards! They are seeking nominations for Summit awards from companies, unions and associations in the construction industry that have built innovative and effective mental health promotion and su***de prevention programs. In addition, we also seek nominations for leaders in research and media who are advancing the cause.
The deadline to submit your application is Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
Apply online: www.bit.ly/CWMSummitAwardApp

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Safe and affordable housing IS ***dePrevention!

Worcester councilors back zoning change for in-law apartments . Examples of ADUs might include a small apartment over a garage, in a basement or in a carriage house.

Such an important conversation. ***deprevention

Su***de Risk Among Justice-Impacted People | THIRTEEN - New York Public Media Two new films address su***de and provide help for those at risk and their loved ones. A free, special online event Oct. 27 focuses on the justice-impacted.

Today from 3-7 pm.

Attention WPS families - Free Citywide flu clinics for all WPS students happening now until 7 pm at Worcester East Middle and Claremont Academy. Help keep our WPS students and community healthy!
https://worcesterschools.org/flu-free-clinics/

Celebrities doing amazing things for ***dePrevention !

Alanis Morissette, Halsey, Garbage And More Voice Their Support For Mental Health And Su***de Prevention Some of the biggest names in entertainment over the past 30 years showed up in Hollywood for Audacy's "We Can Survive" benefit, raising potentially life-saving funds for the American Foundation for Su***de Prevention.

We agree!

More U.S. adults feel ***dePrevention should be a national priority, and more are open to talking about in the wake of the pandemic. Learn more through from American Foundation for Su***de Prevention, National Action Alliance for Su***de Prevention, and Su***de Prevention Resource Center at Su***dePreventionNow.org.

Welcome to our very new page! Dr. Maura Weir and Sarah Gaer are your co-chairs and we are very excited to get this coalition up and running!