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Walk Around Warsaw Raises Mental Health Awareness (2016)

By wycosuicide | March 5, 2018 |

WARSAW — It’s O.K. to have mental health issues, even if they’re hard for families to discuss. A group of people walked throughout the village Thursday with a purpose — the 10th annual Wyoming County Suicide Prevention Awareness walk, in which participants wear yellow shirts to raise awareness. Some people in attendance have been affected…

Memory Tree of Life (2016)

By wpengine | November 16, 2017 |

WARSAW — Andrea Aldinger, committee chair, watches as Kathy Blakeslee of Wyoming places her remembrance dove on the tree. Blakeslee’s son was 16 when he committed suicide in 2000. Blakeslee had originated the Memory Tree of Life idea in Wyoming County, after seeing similar memory trees on the web. She’s a member of the coalition’s…

This group is neither a crisis response team nor a support group. It is intended to spread awareness, educate and collaborate in efforts towards lowering suicide rates in Wyoming County.

If you or someone you know is in crisis or having suicidal ideation, please contact 9-1-1 or go to the nearest Emergency Department for assistance.

– Meetings are held every first Tuesday of the month from 11-12pm at the Hillside Family of Agencies office, West Buffalo St. Warsaw, NY 14569.
– 1-2 meetings can be offered in the evening if there is interest.
– If interested in joining please contact the Wyoming County Mental Health Department for more information at 585-786-8871.

Future projects: New brochures, Post-vention team, ongoing building of Coalition and more suicide prevention trainings offered to Wyoming County.