Suicide Prevention

The Suicide Prevention Coalition (SPC) of Warren County has meetings monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 1:00PM to 2:00PM, in person at Warren YMCA & virtually via Teams.

Suicide Prevention Coalition of Warren County is a team of people working together to eliminate suicide and support those impacted by loss through education and awareness. LIVE- Local Initiatives Value Everyone

Events

• PRIDE- June 15 at Bett’s Park 11am-4pm. Table/booth to provide Suicide Prevention info and acceptance, approval, welcoming by giving out Free Hugs (actual hugs as well as Hugs juice barrels & Hershey kisses)

• Warren County Fair- 1st week in August 5-10, 2024, YMCA table with activities

• GLOW- September event (date to be determined) to shine a light in the darkness created by CORE. We will be working with CORE to expand and grow this event to become an overnight celebration of life in honor and memory of those affected by suicide. “Life is Glow-rious”

GLOW Walk at War Memorial Field- it is still a part of the CORE Sidewalk Days event to include luminaries for those lost to suicide.

Current Projects

• Works of HEART; LIVE ON- art made by survivors to share as a moving community installation. We need help sharing this project, collecting craft/art supplies, creating art, and working on the installation.

• LOSS TEAM- Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors- We are in the process of establishing a local team for responses when a suicideattempt or death occurs. We have begun collecting the information and resources to allow us to begin establishing a team for Warren County. The development of this team may take upwards of a year to be established and ready for response. Until we are set up, please feel free to reach out for connections to existing support. There are resources available locally and nationally to help in coping with loss by suicide.