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\"If you cannot come to that location, you can select your own location,\" Dr. Jimmy Bassan, committee chair, said, encouraging broad participation. He credited combined outreach efforts with reductions in some recent monthly numbers and urged continued community involvement.

Committee members discussed plans for September suicide-awareness activities, including coordinating school participation during pep rallies, a proclamation, and a 5K walk/run and mental-health wellness fair at North Central Park. Laura Cortez said Border Region will host a walk at the local mental-health authority center on Sept. 13.

To support committee work, members discussed a popcorn-sale fundraiser led by Maria. The group agreed to sell $10 bags of popcorn for a two-week period; Maria said the seller and committee would keep $4 per bag to support committee activities. The committee set a collection/check-in date and asked members to report sales: \"We'll send out a note. I can prepare something for that image. And we'll invite everybody to come and brag about how many of you have sold and turned in your money,\" a committee member said.

Several partner organizations announced related events: WestCare and partners plan a back-to-school event at Step Academy in August (9 a.m.–12 p.m.), and other agencies outlined overdose-awareness events in August. Committee leaders asked members to share event dates and volunteer opportunities via committee staff so they can be promoted across member organizations. No formal appropriation of funds or budget change was made; the fundraiser and events were scheduled as committee activities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Suicide Prevention Committee Meeting, 06/25/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee scheduled a 'You're Not Alone' rally Friday and discussed a month of September activities including a 5K walk/run and mental-health fair; members also agreed to a popcorn fundraiser with $10 bags and $4 retained per bag, with sales to start around July 18.","taxTitle","Laredo, Webb County, Texas","taxId",2820,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6185635,"Committee expands outreach to barbershops, seeks to train barbers as gatekeepers through academy partnership",288,985000,1273000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5080452-33c5aa358ed897223883f8289ffbdfee&start=985&end=1273","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5080452-33c5aa358ed897223883f8289ffbdfee/thumbnail_985000.jpg","/articles/6185635/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/Committee-expands-outreach-to-barbershops-seeks-to-train-barbers-as-gatekeepers-through-academy-partnership","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6185635-2b2d84f4f9aafdaae26e3d85c57c7538/orig.mp4?Expires=1776157069&Signature=AUxuPHvKO5uLdTotGqJcKQnEWsHoUZN0i-9TBTttGxexpKfJpp3mUTnWSlfqxC~ZVvWFyOdYst-Vr3FSVB4Wiro2q0s0itYMYI6LG1bRgjb3pHDZRZjB2Isz3sZZpKr41C5pQh0F7Td-TaPWrZ2rjWu80XZ-ovMhebZ2CSMhY7Zg8zPjGYjG9kVCwdgs4sZrKlzteZTEuu6xThXlNYbqLAxgMC1OOk2BRfXeaIFY1BLTsU0DbctMxZRMXGpY7uXlBQchitkSMO-IrpkanviVjKgKx1~kPWrdCzXVvPLj9D5yib0XDNxjnqdE7yYX33-HHQbSaJS8M1CxgEGzB-HK7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee staff told the Suicide Prevention Committee they intentionally expanded outreach into barbershops, tattoo partners and repair shops to reach men ages 18–35, and that a local barber academy has agreed to incorporate mental-health first-aid training into its curriculum.

\"We had 26 barbershops ... we reached 19 additional businesses and that brings our total to about 45,\" Lucas said, summarizing recent outreach. He said the outreach includes QR-code materials that link to a live map of community engagement.

Lucas said staff secured a partnership with Next Top Barbers Academy and with Dr. Raul Garcia to integrate mental-health first-aid into the academy’s training; he said the next cohort will participate in September and will include roughly 30 students. \"We're going to integrate their mental-health first aid training into the academy,\" he said.

Cathy described QPR training (Question, Persuade, Refer) she recently led and noted that TAMU offered it free to current students, staff and faculty; she said she has not found a local organization providing QPR free to all community members and proposed that a certified local trainer could duplicate the offer.

Laura Cortez said Border Region will offer Mental Health First Aid trainings in July and August and will host an awareness walk at the local mental-health authority center on Sept. 13. Multiple presenters encouraged committee members and partner agencies to register for available trainings and to share dates with staff so volunteers and providers from across the region can attend.

Committee members discussed gatekeeper training logistics: some trainings take about 1–2 hours for an introductory gatekeeper course, while full certification or instructor-level training requires more time and planning. No formal vote was taken; members directed staff to continue outreach and share training dates as they are confirmed.","Committee staff said outreach expanded into barbershops, tattoo partners and repair shops to reach men ages 18–35, and reported a partnership with Next Top Barbers Academy to integrate mental-health first-aid training into its curriculum; members also discussed QPR and mental-health-first-aid trainings to build local gatekeepers.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6185640,"Committee hears limitations in 988 call data; staff plan local dashboard and follow-up with vendor",329,767000,1096000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5080452-33c5aa358ed897223883f8289ffbdfee&start=767&end=1096","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5080452-33c5aa358ed897223883f8289ffbdfee/thumbnail_767000.jpg","/articles/6185640/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/Committee-hears-limitations-in-988-call-data-staff-plan-local-dashboard-and-follow-up-with-vendor","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6185640-95707842a838e560037784c3b4a05f04/orig.mp4?Expires=1776157069&Signature=NN2E7duzZtmwNC9deMn5Hn5dIKRiBF1FMGuC9T6kYEHWnBnJdzthyG7rwucN96nQadvJ1CFYifdqbEsERyhRQgexFemuet7zGs4z3wsxmLsdyMAactuNqHccZMe9bjxLfNxmz6yeoKBnpva~YAYfv4JOirpAZI~Vn7BK~NIw9ouybZruhSYcLVQGl90qAbE5ko9Xg0-qXa6aZCqFWs6B8NBwGmbNT52L2ThWzwEhtgHfCUTCryGI9N5uhajUcs8BoqVYJKP0y-mnsoQbZCh75dbbDdlCZX9xBvfWfaP2RQxRAmhqI5jvg0rgmmad-KIU0H6rwHnBwOFhefuy7i168w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee staff reported that the state vendor handling 988 calls for the region does not provide localized data for chat and text interactions, limiting the committee’s ability to analyze local need and response patterns.

\"We identified Cerro Care as the organization that handles our phone calls for the state,\" Lucas told the committee, adding that the data received so far indicate an answer rate of about 83.6 percent for phone calls. He said the chat-and-text portion was a state pilot and does not include a local breakdown.

Lucas said staff plan to continue exchanging communications with the vendor and to request more detailed, quality data. \"We're going to be able to reach out to them and start getting quality data, and we're going to work on developing a dashboard as a historical ... context,\" he said.

Members also reviewed a national 988 dashboard (described at the meeting as a national collection of call-center data). Lucas noted the national dataset had preliminary reporting through February and showed substantial call routing; it did not provide local-level chat/text metrics the committee needs to compare national and local performance.

Committee members thanked staff for persistence in obtaining data and discussed using a local dashboard as a tool to track trends, response times and outreach effectiveness. No formal action was taken; staff said they will pursue additional data from the vendor and continue building the local dashboard.","Staff told the Suicide Prevention Committee that the state vendor handling 988 calls does not provide localized chat/text breakdowns and that a national dashboard lacks local granularity; members said they will push for better data and develop a local historical dashboard.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6185645,"No suicides reported this month, police give details on three recent attempted-suicide responses",344,414000,758000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5080452-33c5aa358ed897223883f8289ffbdfee&start=414&end=758","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5080452-33c5aa358ed897223883f8289ffbdfee/thumbnail_414000.jpg","/articles/6185645/Laredo/Webb-County/Texas/No-suicides-reported-this-month-police-give-details-on-three-recent-attempted-suicide-responses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6185645-9ab9787a163b0ba52eacdfffbbb7b3ad/orig.mp4?Expires=1776157069&Signature=YIiN234Wum-HnlhewoNHthEzPSZKpgZm-58qLeqYS6RdVKuZEbuSUgQWilYco5E77kZ8-hZUsX6aJqtNHnmpuujKaWxgBg1k3aeJeHf7w45n9Ftjb4dG98nOBzv0S5UfdAQ7rvicFl0PLDTPtV2IOB2A2BpXWwnXbtI-h4-7pEd9g4qqJrVQPyWrTKrhrgLo8wl8r28D5Ppex8vW7Rv3OBixAqpoDY5CzXZ3EKMH1kXabqUrPdnuiVyQ1Qoe1WLthdfj8K8qN-aDjXvQ~ZWmpMhek8VGH-j2mZh~ilZ7bDZ0xx4nKbXJ1Ezqro8ehpjTHZlZGNi5hSNrKhOfmnvIEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","San Marino Police reported no completed suicides in the past month and provided details on three recent attempted-suicide calls, Sergeant Barbosa told the Laredo Suicide Prevention Committee on Wednesday.

Sergeant Barbosa said that between Jan. 1 and June 24 the department has recorded approximately 52 attempted-suicide reports and several hundred emergency-detention calls; he also said emergency-detention reports totaled about 293 and emergency-detention calls about 365. \"It's always a good sign when we don't have any suicides,\" he said.

Police gave three recent incident summaries: on May 28, 2025, at about 3:56 p.m. officers responded to the 11000 block of Arabia Drive and located a female who had overdosed on pills; she was detained and taken to a local hospital for further mental-health evaluation, Sergeant Barbosa said. On June 20, 2025, at about 8:34 a.m., officers responded to 200 Lower Loop and detained a 50-year-old male after an apparent overdose; he was transported to a hospital. On June 23, 2025, at about 7:40 p.m., officers responded to 5100 Lenasa Lane and detained a man who had attempted to hang himself; he was taken to a local hospital for further care.

Committee members asked whether the meeting’s heat map was organized by police districts or ZIP codes; Sergeant Barbosa said the map is displayed by police districts. \"That's the way we have them,\" he said, referring to the department's district boundaries.

The police report was given during the committee's regular monthly meeting; committee chair Dr. Jimmy Bassan opened the meeting and confirmed a quorum before the report. The minutes from May were approved earlier in the meeting on a motion from Mr. Rankin, seconded by Miss Jacqueline.

The committee did not adopt any new police-related policy at the meeting; Sergeant Barbosa’s report was provided for situational awareness and planning by member agencies.","San Marino Police told the Laredo Suicide Prevention Committee they recorded no completed suicides in the past month and summarized three recent attempted-suicide incidents, including dates, locations and that all three people were detained and taken to local hospitals for further mental-health care.","actionData","errors"]

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'You're Not Alone' rally, September awareness plans and popcorn fundraiser set by committee

Committee expands outreach to barbershops, seeks to train barbers as gatekeepers through academy partnership

Committee hears limitations in 988 call data; staff plan local dashboard and follow-up with vendor

No suicides reported this month, police give details on three recent attempted-suicide responses