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Jefferson County proclaims International Overdose Awareness Day and Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month; officials cite local deaths and treatment funding
Summary
The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners read proclamations declaring Aug. 31 International Overdose Awareness Day and September Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, highlighted coroner statistics for 2024 and local investments of opioid settlement funds and mental-health programs.
The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 26 read two proclamations, declaring Aug. 31 International Overdose Awareness Day and September 2025 as Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, and highlighted local mortality figures and county efforts to expand treatment, prevention and harm-reduction services.
The proclamations were introduced during the board’s regular meeting by commissioners and public-health partners. Commissioner Andy Kerr read a statement from Jefferson County Coroner Annette Cannon saying the coroner’s office investigated 147 drug-intoxication deaths in 2024. Commissioner Kerr said the coroner’s office seeks to reduce stigma, support prevention and post‑mortem research to help lower overdose deaths.
The county also pointed to regional management of national opioid‑settlement dollars.…
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