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Effingham County leaders, first responders urge awareness as local 911 and EMS data show rising calls and deaths
Summary
At a community suicide-awareness event in Effingham County, local officials and first responders urged residents to check on one another after 9-1-1 and EMS leaders said mental-health crisis calls and suicide deaths have risen in recent years.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY — Local officials and first responders at a suicide-awareness event in Effingham County emphasized community support and shared local data showing an increase in crisis calls and deaths.
“Since January 2024, the county has had 33 attempted suicides, 15 completed,” said Wanda (last name not specified), identified in the program as the county’s director of EMS. She said eight of the attempts occurred in the current year and described how EMS data can help inform prevention efforts.
The statistics drew on 9-1-1 call data presented at the event. “For the…
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