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Laredo committee hears rising suicide-call totals, reviews 988 data, website and survivor-response proposals
Summary
At a Laredo Suicide Prevention Committee meeting, police presented year-to-date suicide statistics showing dozens of attempts and 17 deaths; committee members discussed 988-call data, a public resource page, creating a local "lost team" for survivors, and agreed to follow up. Minutes were approved.
The Laredo Suicide Prevention Committee on Sept. 24 heard a report from Laredo police showing 73 attempted-suicide calls and 17 suicides recorded so far this year, and discussed 988-call trends, a city-hosted resource page, and steps to create a local survivor "lost team" to assist families after a death.
The police presentation, led by a Laredo Police Department sergeant, summarized calls from Jan. 1 through Sept. 23 and listed recent incidents by date and method, including overdoses, cutting, hanging and a self-inflicted gunshot on Sept. 4 that resulted in a death. "As you can see that number, 17, ... we're really close," the sergeant said, describing the department's concern about the year-to-date totals.
Committee members also reviewed a 988 (suicide-prevention hotline) briefing that covered January–August 2025 traffic and routing. A presenter representing Integral Care/988 data told the committee the local center logged hundreds of contacts in the period and that a significant share of calls routed into the national network. The presenter urged members to use state-level…
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