Welcome to the Web site of the Delaware County (PA)
Suicide Prevention & Awareness Task Force.
Our purpose is to promote understanding that suicide is a preventable community health problem in our county.
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!
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Take advantage of all the resources
Delaware County has to offer!
Check out our Resource Guide
NEW! -
DCSPATF pamphlet
View or print a copy
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Suicide
Prevention
Updates
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Site Updated:
4-11-2008
3rd Annual Delaware County
Suicide Prevention Awareness 5k Run/Walk set for May 3, 2008
The community is invited to join the fun on Saturday, May 3rd at Ridley Creek State Park, Media, PA, when the Delaware County Suicide Prevention & Awareness Task Force hosts its annual 5K Run/Walk to help raise awareness of suicide prevention. Whether you choose to walk or run, the race begins at 9:30 am. There will be a timekeeper for runners in the race.
Please bring a pair of unworn shoes, to be donated to a local shelter, in memory of loved ones, friends, and other individuals who have died by suicide.
èFlyer & Registration Form Now Available!
Mental Health Month: Get Connected
Mental Health America
Mental Health Month was created more than 50 years ago to raise
awareness about mental health conditions and the importance of mental
wellness for all. This year’s theme is focused on an essential component of
maintaining and protecting mental health and wellness: social connectedness.
The tagline for this year’s observance is “Get
Connected.” There are many ways of creating connections that support
mental health.
• Get connected to family and friends to
feel close and supported.
• Get connected to your community to
feel a sense of belonging and
purpose.
• Get connected to professional help to
feel better when you’re stressed
and having trouble coping.
To find out more:
http://www.nmha.org/go/may
Let’s Talk About
It:
Survivors of Suicide Loss Panel Share Feelings
on Presentation
The audience of over two-hundred attending DCSPATF’s November 2007 Conference was genuinely moved during a panel presentation in which individuals shared personal stories of their struggles after the death of a loved one by suicide. For many Conference attendees, this was an eye-opening and deeply appreciated opportunity to gain insight into the challenges and complicated grief that accompany a suicide loss. The moderator and panel members had presented panel discussions to audiences made up of other survivors, but never to the general public. They hoped by reaching a wider audience they could increase the understanding of suicide and suicide loss.
The
Delaware County Suicide Prevention &
Awareness Task Force extends it’s
gratitude to the panel participants for their contribution to the success of
the Conference and wishes to recognize the personal strength and courage it
took to talk publicly about the private pain they have experienced. We also
thank each individual for the following accounts of the difficulties and
rewards they experienced in giving that presentation.
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In Our Own Voice
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MARYELLEN (as Moderator): A
special presentation was held at the Symposium on November 15th at the
Villanova Conference Center. Survivors of Suicide held a panel discussion
with survivors who lost a loved one to suicide. Represented was Tony, loss
of a Son; Gail, loss of a Spouse; Sue, loss of a Son; Linda, loss of a
Sibling. As Director of the Survivors of Suicide Support Groups, I was asked
to moderate the Panel. I too lost a Son to suicide. We normally do this type
of Panel discussion at the Survivors Seminars that are attended primarily by
other Survivors. We knew this would be emotionally draining for us but we
felt we needed to let people know the complexities of the grief from a
suicide loss.
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Upcoming
Events:
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Steering Committee Meeting
April 16, 2008
5:00-7:00 p.m.
American Day Treatment Center
401 Pilgrim Ln
Ste 100
Drexel Hill, PA
610-645-7520
View
the complete Steering Committee Meeting Schedule for 2008
Save
the Date
Sat., May 3, 2008
3rd Annual Delaware County Suicide Prevention
Awareness
5K Fun Run & Walk
Ridley Creek State Park
èFlyer
& Registration
Now Available!
The Children's Mental Health Awareness Partnership of
Delaware County
invites you to join us in celebrating
Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
May 4-10, 2008.
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Info
DCSPATF now can be reached by e-mail at
info@
delcosucideprevention.org
contribute@
delcosuicideprevention.org
2008 Delaware County Suicide Prevention Awareness Task Force. Website credit: Stephen F. Campbell