Marquette County Health Department to host events for Suicide Prevention Month
MARQUETTE COUNTY — September is National Suicide Prevention Month. One local health organization takes this month as an opportunity to raise awareness about suicide and…
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Annual Out of the Darkness Community Walk to take place this weekend
ISHPEMING — Saturday, September 7, the local chapter of a national organization will hold an event in Ishpeming to raise money and awareness for an…
Upcoming scrapbooking event focused on suicide prevention
NEGAUNEE — An upcoming fundraising event through the Marquette County Suicide Prevention Alliance is focused on allowing survivors to share their experience and remember loved…
Organizations working to prevent suicide in community
MUNISING — Suicide is a public health issue that is plaguing communities across the nation. Local organizations are collaborating to bring preventative measures through education…
Local organizations collaborating to prevent suicide in community
MUNISING — Local organizations in one community have been working to maintain and create programs to prevent suicide amongst youth in their county. During a…
Suicide prevention conference brings UP communities together
MARQUETTE — Nearly 100 people turned out for the first annual Suicide Prevention Conference at the Holiday Inn on Monday. The event was hosted by…
Suicide rates in U.P. at epidemic high
HOUGHTON — A new group in the Copper Country is looking at what can be done about the Suicide Epidemic in the U.P. Suicide, it’s…
Terminally ill MTU grad and combat Veteran raises funds to save as many lives as he can
KENTUCKY — A former Michigan Tech graduate, Army Captain, and Combat Veteran with terminal cancer is still doing everything to save as many lives as…
Out of the Darkness community walk to be held Saturday
Photo courtesy Great Lakes Recovery Centers
Helping loved ones cope with mental health
With the recent death of actor and comedian Robin Williams, talk of suicide, which is often shunned, has entered the national spotlight. There is an…