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Goldsboro vigil highlights local toll of suicide; officials urge use of 988 and county services
Summary
City leaders and county health staff opened a suicide prevention vigil in Goldsboro, with a county health supervisor citing CDC age-group data, a police captain noting seven local deaths in 2.5 years, and a city attorney offering a personal testimony urging residents to seek help. Speakers highlighted Trillium services and the 988 crisis line.
Mayor Charles Gaylor opened a suicide prevention awareness vigil in Goldsboro on behalf of the city’s Commission on Community Relations and Development, introduced speakers and served as emcee.
Hunter Heima, the Wayne County Health Department’s health education supervisor, framed suicide and self-harm as major public-health issues and cited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying suicide is "the second leading cause" of death for people ages 15 to 24. Heima distinguished self-harm from suicide, listed common risk factors—depression, anxiety, trauma, physical or emotional abuse, financial…
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