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A taboo topic with serious consequences.

The suicide rate in the USe more than 33% in the last deca, according to the CDC.

Our primary goal is to offr resources, support and hop.

The Human Services Departmt in Northampton County is working to combat that statistic.

Our goal is to make this a topic that people can talk about and reduce the stigmf so that when folks feel tht pain, they can reach out to someone and get help.

Undue loss prevention progm launching this summer aimso offer resources after a fay loses someone to suicide.

You have a family member ws died by suicide, especillyn the close time frame.

Afterwards, you're at gher risk for suicide.

Our goal is to intervene immediately and try to help support the families as bes possible.

The local outreach group is part of the Northampton Coy Suicide Prevention Task Foe formed more than two years.

The team is made up of fols who lost a loved one or soe they care about to suicides well.

As other primarily human services professionals.

The initial goal was to bra suicide rate down by 20% ie county by 2025.

They reach that goal in a year's time.

Now the new loss prevention program aims to lower thate even more and help families through their darkest time.

Northampton County plans to begin training in June and hopes to have the first ten the state out supporting families this summer for P. I'm Brittany Sweeney your health checkup is brought o you by the generous supporf Capital Blue cross more information at Capital Blue Medicare, a .com.