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DeKalb proclaims September Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month after judge, residents share personal accounts
Summary
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 9 proclaimed September Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Chief Judge Shadena Cruz Morris and Presiding Officer Michelle Long Spears framed the issue with personal testimony and county behavioral‑health statistics cited in the proclamation.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners proclaimed September as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month during its Sept. 9 business meeting.
Presiding Officer Michelle Long Spears read the proclamation and invited Chief Judge Shadena Cruz Morris to speak about the personal and community impacts of suicide. Morris, who chairs the State Bar Suicide Awareness and Prevention Committee and described herself as someone who has lost family to suicide, urged residents to destigmatize mental‑health treatment and to check in on neighbors.…
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