What You Can Do to Support Suicide Prevention Awareness Year Round |
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We wrapped up National Suicide Prevention Month in September, which is a time that mental health organizations and individuals across the U.S. and around the world raise awareness of suicide prevention. However, our work doesn't stop at the end of an awareness month. Suicide is a public health concern that we can all help to spread awareness and provide support around all year long.
Suicide is preventable, and in times of crisis, it’s even more important to make your mental health a priority. Know the risk factors and warning signs of suicide and what you can do to help. Stay connected to your loved ones and don’t be afraid to be open about what you are experiencing and ask others how they are feeling as well. Chances are, you will find you are not alone and that connecting with others will offer some comfort and hope. When we give space to the conversation around suicide and shed the stigma that surrounds it, we can collectively help our communities to prevent suicide.
If you or someone close to you needs to talk to someone, call Jefferson Center at 303-425-0300 or call the Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-8255 or text “TALK” to 38255, 24/7.
Here are a few ways how you can continue to support suicide prevention, and check out our blog for more information.
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Sign Up for a FREE Suicide Prevention Training
Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) – 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Register for the upcoming class on November 10 here.
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Attend the Suicide Prevention Summit
On October 28, professionals and community members living or working in Jefferson, Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties will come together to review suicide prevention action since the 2019 Summit, discuss key findings, redefine community priorities and develop next steps related to expanding region-wide collaboration to prevent suicide.
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Check Out Our Virtual Annual Legislative BBQ Recording |
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Governor Jared Polis joined us to give remarks, along with candidates with jurisdictions in Jefferson County including Jeffco School Board, County Officials, and the Colorado State House and Senate.
If you weren't able to attend, check out the recording to hear from elected officials and candidates about issues that are important to our community and our nonprofits, and how we can work with officials to improve the lives of the people that we serve.
Thank you to all our attendees, our partners, and our elected officials and candidates for making mental health a priority issue!
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Invest in our Community By Becoming a Partner In Hope
Last year, we launched our Partners in Hope monthly giving program with just a handful of donors. By the close of the introductory campaign, we had added almost three times the number we started with!
This small but mighty group of donors instantly made an impact, raising more than $3,000 over the course of the year, which funded critical services at Jefferson Center like telehealth appointments, prescription medication, and therapy sessions for our clients.
Our goal is to continue to increase that impact to $5,000 this year, and we invite you to join this special community of donors to help make that happen. Click here to start your contribution for just $12, $24 or $48 a month.
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And, if you sign up, you’ll receive this special thank you gift that recognizes you as a Jefferson Center Partners in Hope donor!
Help us meet these long-term challenges, and ensure that someone in your community has access to the mental health resources they will need tomorrow.
Not ready to become a monthly donor right now? You can still help out by clicking here to give a one-time donation. We’d really appreciate it!
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Sign Up for Your FREE Art of Hope 2022 Calendar!
For many, art is a form of creative expression. For others, art fosters strength and resiliency in the face of life’s toughest challenges. Through the Art of Hope, Jefferson Center’s annual calendar, we are proud to support and showcase artwork produced by Jefferson Center clients.
Our hope is that you recognize pieces of art from other calendars and realize how far you’ve come since the last time that work of art was on your wall and how much lies ahead of you yet.
To sign up to have a free calendar delivered straight to your door, please fill out this form before October 28!
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Thank You To Our Community Partners!
Our community partners play a key role in helping fund the critical programs and services we provide to people who are struggling with a mental health or substance use challenge. Through their generosity, they have supported the following program areas this year:
Crisis Services – Jefferson Center offers 24/7/365 walk-in crisis services and a mobile crisis unit to ensure that anyone, at any time of day or night, can access help when they experience a behavioral health crisis.
COVID-19 Support Fund – In response to the COVID-19 health crisis, we made swift and significant modifications to our operations and service delivery so that we can remain connected to our clients and our community.
Mental Health First Aid – An 8-hour course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
Welcome Home Starter Kits – For our clients who are making the transition from homelessness, these kits help provide them with the basic necessities they need for setting up a household.
Kids Therapy Kits – Consisting of items such as a sand tray with miniatures, a fidget toy, markers, paper, and playing cards, these kits help children feel more at ease during their therapy sessions.
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Mental Health First Aid | Welcome Home Starter Kits | Kids Therapy Kits |
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Good News This Month
Fun and uplifting stories to brighten your day
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