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2020 SUICIDE PREVENTION NIGHT AT THE PHILLIES
Join us for Suicide Prevention Night at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, April 18, 2020, to cheer on the Phillies against the Miami Marlins at 4:05 p.m. Let’s shatter our top attendance record of over 1100 attendees specifically signed up for suicide prevention night.
$7 from each ticket goes towards suicide prevention in PA. If you are interested in purchasing tickets and want to represent the Delaware County Suicide Prevention & Awareness Task Force at the game, please contact Ellen Chung at 610-416-4001 or ellen_chung@elwyn.org. Tickets are $31 per ticket with seating in Section 109 (1st baseline). Deadline to purchase tickets through DCSPATF will be 3/16/2020.
Tickets can be purchased after the deadline is https://www.mlb.com/phillies/tickets/specials/suicide-prevention-night but seating may not be with the group.
PreventSuicidePA Fundraiser
Please join Prevent Suicide PA at Temple vs. SMU Basketball Game for a fun night.
Saturday, February 8, 2019, at 12:00 pm Liacouras Center.
Every Ticket purchased $5 of each ticket benefits Prevent Suicide PA.
Deepest Sympathies
Our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of the Strath Haven student who tragically ended her own life on Monday, October 28. We know that suicide is an effort to end one’s pain, but we also know that it creates unending pain for others. In this time of loss, our community strives to come together to support each other. Know the warning signs of suicide to look out for one another and offer care when needed. Warning signs for youth include talking about suicide, changes of behavior, withdrawing from peers, and expressing hopelessness. If you are worried about someone, stay with them, ask them if they are okay, listen, and tell a trusted adult to get them help.
More information can be found at https://www.youthsuicidewarningsigns.org
The DCSPATF is a network of individuals and professionals who strive to decrease the stigma surrounding mental health and suicide while working to increase supports and resources to schools, civic groups, churches, and other community organizations teaching the basics of suicide intervention. Together, we can save lives.
To learn more and find resources and free training opportunities, please visit our website at https://delcosuicideprevention.org/.
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Suicide: Signs, Stigma & Safety Nets
The Task Force participated in “A Town Hall Program with a Panel of Local Experts”. Estimated attendees was approximately 100 – adult graduate students from several disciplines including: nursing (advanced practice); pastoral counseling; business & education. Also, several Neumann administrators and faculty also attended.
Coordinated by the Delaware County Suicide Prevention & Awareness Task Force in conjunction with the Delaware County Medical Society and Faculty/Staff of Neumann University
Wednesday October 25, 2017 at Neumann University, Aston, PA
The focus was on addressing the stigma & myths about suicide; the prevalence of attempted & completed suicides in our community & warning signs; protective factors and “safety nets” & community based resources
Panel Included:
Fredrick N. Hellman, MD, MBA, Delaware County Medical Examiner
Teri Erbacher, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, School Psychologist, Delaware County Intermediate Unit
Tony Salvatore, MSW, Montgomery County Emergency Services, Suicide Loss Survivor
David A. McKeighan, MSW, Executive Director, Delaware County Medical Society
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