Benton County Supervisors proclaim September Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

The Benton County Supervisors in coordination with Benton County Suicide Prevention Coalition have proclaimed the month of September, 2023 as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in Benton County. The proclamation reads as follows:

RESOLUTION #23-62

PROCLAMATION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH

WHEREAS, suicide has the ability to affect anyone of all racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds; and

WHEREAS, in addition to the immediate physical and emotional costs, suicide may have ripple effects on family and community members contributing to substance use disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and future suicidality; and

WHEREAS, suicide is the eighth leading cause of death among Iowans and has been elevated in Benton County in recent years; and

WHEREAS, deaths by suicide are preventable with awareness, recognition, training, and outreach.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED we, the Benton County Board of Supervisors in and for Benton County, on behalf of all staff and citizens of Benton County, that the Month of September 2023 is hereby proclaimed as:

"SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH"

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