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Local volunteer ‘loss team’ asks Cooke County to match $4,000 donation to expand post‑suicide support
Summary
Jonna Green, founder of the Cooke County Loss Team, told the Cooke County Commissioners Court the all‑volunteer group provides 24/7 postvention services and asked the county to consider matching a $4,000 donation to help sustain and expand services for families and schools.
Jonna Green, founder and coordinator of the Cooke County Loss Team, told the Cooke County Commissioners Court on Oct. 11 that her volunteer group provides immediate, 24/7 post‑suicide support and asked the court to consider matching a $4,000 donation she has committed to the nonprofit.
Green said the Loss Team deploys two‑person volunteer teams and that “I have actually 20 volunteers, that go out in teams of 2.” She described volunteers as mental‑health professionals, social workers, clergy and suicide survivors who provide immediate practical and emotional help to families after a death by suicide.
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