  |
|
PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
|
Seventeen
representatives of various organizations came together for the third in a
series of meetings organized by the Suicide Prevention Task Force of United
Neighbors of Fall River and Partners for a Healthier Community on
February 22, 2016 at the Health
First Family Care Center. Formed to respond to the rising incidence of
suicides in Bristol County and to promote prevention, education and
support services, the group is supported by the Bristol
County Regional Coalition for Suicide Prevention (BCRCSP), the
Bristol County District Attorney's Office, United
Neighbors of Fall River, Child
& Family Services, Dog Tag
Navigators, Silva
Funeral Home, GFR Re-Creation, Diman
Regional High School,
Fall River Schools, MA
Department of Children and Families, Fall
River Army Band, Fall
River Police Department,
The Samaritans of
Bristol County, Health
First Family Care Center,
Saint
Anne's/Steward Hospital,
WIC,
interfaith groups and community residents. Click
here for a two-minute |
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
(Top row) United
Neighbors of Fall River Executive Director Wendy Garf-Lipp greets
Rev. Russ Chamberlain as Dog Tag
Navigators' chaplin as Fall River
Police Officer Joseph Cabral looks on before Rhode
Island College Intern Kara Strang, Partners Worksite Wellness
Coordinator Angela Bras, and Rev. Chamberlain look over the agenda while
Kathryn Rodrigues of Child
& Family Services talks with Ms. Garf-Lipp. (Row two) Kathy Nemkovitch
of the Fall
River Kitchen Table Conversation for Suicide Loss Survivors, Linda
Hennessey of HealthFirst Family Care Center, and Officer Cabral look
over and discuss materials for the meeting including a document
on the relationship between bullying and suicide prepared by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. (Row three) Diman
Regional High School Adjustment Counselor Michaela Hetzler talks
with some community residents who attended the meeting. (Bottom row)
Kathy Nemkovitch talks about
the support group that she is already providing at
the Blessed Trinity
Church before Administrative Director of Community Health Benefits
and Volunteer Services at Saint
Anne's/Steward Hospital Tracy Ibbotson introduces herself before Ms.
Garf-Lipp turns to Officer Cabral to introduce himself.
|
||
