“Suicide prevention signs in SEPTA stations part of attitude shift, advocates say”

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This September 12, 2014, Newsworks article, talks about signage being put n place in Montgomery county to help prevent suicides.  The signs encourage people in need of help to call the National Suicide prevention hotline.  While the article does say that there is no way to quantify the effectiveness of the signs, they do know that other places who have posted similar signs have seen a decrease in the number of suicides on bridges, so while no exact number is available, it is felt that offering information to the public does help with preventing suicides.

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“Mechanicsburg woman’s nonprofit takes aim at mental health issues”

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This May 4, 2014 article on The Sentinel Cumberlink.com website talks about the efforts of one woman to help reduce the stigma of mental illness while trying to also reduce the number of suicides among teens. Her non-profit organization is called “Please Live” and has a website at http://pleaselive.org

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“Berks suicides rise in 2013; answers are elusive”

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This February 19, 2013 article on the ReadingEagle.com website talks about concern over the increased number of suicides seen in Berks County this year, which according to  the article is about double what it was for all last year.