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El Paso County coalition urges council to adopt suicide-safe language and trainings
Summary
Members of the El Paso County Suicide Prevention Collaborative asked Colorado Springs City Council to use person-first, nonjudgmental language about suicide, offered free training resources and invited council to QPR training on April 11.
El Paso County suicide-prevention advocates briefed the Colorado Springs City Council on April 1, urging the council to adopt safer, stigma-reducing language and to take up brief trainings aimed at preventing suicide.
The request came during the meeting’s presentations slot from members of the El Paso County Suicide Prevention Collaborative. Ollie, communications and advocacy director at Inside Out Youth Services, and Cass Walton, executive director of Suicide Prevention Partnership, described specific wording changes and training resources the council and its speakers can use to reduce harm and encourage help-seeking.
The presenters said language matters because certain terms…
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