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Onslow County Health Department urges community awareness and offers QPR training for suicide prevention
Summary
Health department staff highlighted suicide as a public-health issue in Onslow County, noted heightened risks among military-age residents and certain occupations, encouraged use of 988 and promoted Question-Persuade-Refer (QPR) training for community groups.
Becky Knudsen and Dominique Van Pelt of the Onslow County Health Department discussed suicide prevention during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and outlined steps residents can take to help people at risk.
Knudsen said suicide is a significant public-health problem nationally and locally; she cited that suicide ranks as the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. and that about 49,000 people die by suicide annually nationwide. She…
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