Posts Tagged ‘suicide’
Health Officials Promote Individual, Community Action During Suicide Prevention Month
September is suicide prevention month. And health officials across the state are asking that you be the one to help. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read More2018 Legislative Session Week 5 Roundup
Carbon-tax opposition, broadband for rural parts of the state, suicide prevention in the agriculture industry and fixing a technicality in favor of victims of sexual assault. Marcus Bellissimo has this Monday’s legislative update.
Read More2018 Legislative Session Week 4 Roundup
The carbon tax and higher property taxes, suicide prevention for veterans enrolled in higher education and parents of disabled adults securing future care for their kids. Just a few of the bills being discussed in Olympia. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreWenatchee Police Captain Speaks To Attempted Suicide Incident Tuesday Morning
Continuing our coverage of a Wenatchee police officer shot in the hand Tuesday after preventing a suicide attempt. Marcus Bellissimo has the latest details.
Read MoreWenatchee Police Sergeant Shot In Hand Responding To Suicide Threat
Dan Langager reports on the incident in Wenatchee yesterday when a man threatening suicide shot a police officer in the hand.
Read MoreWith Teen Suicide Rates Climbing, Area Students Hosting Annual ‘Be The Light Walk’
The third annual Be The Light Walk – an effort to bring awareness about suicide and depression, as well as bring a message of hope – takes place tomorrow at the Wenatchee High School track starting at 5 p.m. One of the event’s coordinators and retired Wenatchee High teacher Dave Riggs joins Dan in the…
Read MoreHealthy Youth Survey Shows Rise in Washington Teens Who Consider Suicide
Results from the latest Healthy Youth Survey, taken in the fall of 2016 by tweens and teens in Washington, shows that one in five high school students seriously considered suicide in the past 12 months. During the past decade, there has been a six percentage point rise in 8th and 10th graders in our state…
Read MoreNCW Suicide Prevention Coalition Transitions to Confluence Health
Starting this week, the Suicide Prevention Coalition of North Central Washington transitioned from management under Catholic Family & Child Services to Confluence Health. The coalition was founded by Dr. Julie Rickard, who will now direct it for Confluence Health. Dan Langager reports on what the move means for suicide prevention services in the region.
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