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York County proclaims September 2025 Suicide Prevention Awareness Month; local advocate shares daughter's story
Summary
York County commissioners read a proclamation declaring September 2025 Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, cited state and national suicide statistics and local death counts, and heard from Matt Dorgan of Building Bridges for Brianna about his daughter's death and advocacy work.
York County commissioners on Sept. 17 read a proclamation declaring September 2025 as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and heard comments from a local advocate who lost his 15-year-old daughter to suicide.
Vice President Mr. Burford read the proclamation into the record, citing national and state statistics and local counts. The proclamation stated that "in 02/2023, suicide was the fourth leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 through 14," and listed leading-cause rankings for other age groups in Pennsylvania. It…
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