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County proclaims September Suicide Prevention Awareness Month; local providers outline resources
Summary
The Dickinson County Commission adopted a suicide-prevention proclamation for September and heard from Central Kansas Mental Health Center representatives about 988, text support, mobile crisis teams, and local mental-health-first-aid training.
The Dickinson County Commission adopted a proclamation designating September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and heard presentations from staff at Central Kansas Mental Health Center about crisis resources and local outreach.
Taylor Hawes of Central Kansas Mental Health Center read the proclamation, noting state and local suicide data and urging residents to use crisis resources. The proclamation recognized that suicide remains a leading cause of death for certain age groups and that access to care is a protective…
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