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Community Discussion About Suicide

Thu, Sep 21

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Media Center at Carver High School

The Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, Forsyth County Government, Partners Health Management, and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System are hosting a “Community Discussion About Suicide” on Thursday, September 21, 5:45 pm in the Media Center at Carver High School

Community Discussion About Suicide
Community Discussion About Suicide

Time & Location

Sep 21, 2023, 5:45 PM – Sep 22, 2023, 7:00 PM

Media Center at Carver High School, 3545 Carver School Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27105, USA

About the event

The Mental Health Association in Forsyth County, Forsyth County Government, Partners Health Management, and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System are hosting a “Community Discussion About Suicide” on Thursday, September 21, 5:45 pm in the Media Center at Carver High School, 35456 Carver School Road, Winston-Salem, NC.   The event is free and open to the public.

The purpose for this event is to have an open discussion about suicide.  Why?

  • According to a US Surgeon General’s Report on mental health - 90% of persons who die by suicide have a mental health disorder – whether they are in treatment or are not in treatment.

  • There were 1,448 REPORTED deaths by suicide in North Carolina in 2021.  This reflects a 10% increase in the number of reported deaths by suicide from 2004 to 2020.

  • Twenty-two (22) Counties in North Carolina (out of 100) do not have a licensed psychiatrist.

  • According to the…

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