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ABOUT THE SUMMIT
On June 13, community leaders from across North Carolina gathered at the UNC Friday Center in Chapel Hill to share resources and build connections at the Statewide Summit on Suicide Prevention. Carolina Across 100, the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute, and community leaders participating in the “Our State, Our Wellbeing” program hosted this empowering and hope-filled event to help spark more local collaboration across the state.
We learned from national, state, and local leaders. We talked to community leaders who have been growing their impact through cross-sector collaboration. We participated in a resource expo offering access to available training, programs, funding, and community insights to help your community advance suicide prevention efforts. The CDC Strategies for Suicide Prevention framed our day of learning as we celebrated local progress and made plans for building on this momentum across the state.
We heard from Dr. Charlene Wong, CDC Senior Advisor for Health Strategy,
and Secretary Kody Kinsley, NC Department of Health and Human Services.
Attendees accessed dozens of experts and resources
to help their communities advance local work on preventing suicide.
STAY CONNECTED
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What is Our State, Our Wellbeing?
Our State, Our Wellbeing is a 12-month initiative to identify and implement strategies to improve mental health and reduce the number of suicides in North Carolina, launched by Carolina Across 100 and the UNC Suicide Prevention Institute
Understanding Suicide Prevention in NC
Our conversations and research about suicide prevention work led Carolina Across 100 and the UNC Suicide Prevention Instutute to a few clear conclusions. First, the issues of suicide and mental health are shared across the state, but they affect every community differently. In turn, every community brings different assets, resources, and relationships to this challenge. To address this issue effectively, we need local-level input and context alongside coordinated efforts across state-level partners and systems.
