Zero Suicides Elko County prevention event
Elko Daily Free PressApr 26, 2022
Apr. 25—ELKO — Zero Suicide Elko County is hosting a free event for health care providers, concerned parents and anyone who is interested in helping prevent suicide in the community.
Zero Suicides member and
Showing a chart that listed 23 suicides last year, Charlebois said the number was up from 14 in 2020.
"We get our stats from the
Rising numbers are exactly what Zero Suicide Elko County does not want to see.
"Let's
Malarchuk is author of "The Crazy Game: How I Survived in the Crease and Beyond," published in 2014.
"You don't know what it's like to live with my brain. Everything would be so much better if I could just turn off my head. It would be so much easier on everyone," wrote Malarchuk in 'Bleeding Out," printed in 2018.
Then he shot himself. Now, after wound recovery, mental health counseling and sobriety, he has a new purpose — to help others.
Charlesbois said the training is being offered because of the upward trend in local suicides.
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Besides Malarchuk, who is now a rancher in
Following a lunch provided by Odeh's, Safe Talk begins.
"This is the really important part," Charlebois said. "This is usually a
"You know that National
Charlebois said this is a timely event because
"What they want to do is get therapists on site."
She said the hospital is also moving forward with improvements in mental health prevention and treatment.
"They want to have an outpatient clinic and then they want to open up that third floor to be a temporary stabilization for people with suicidal idealization, severe depression, mental health issues."
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