Stanly County Health Department has chosen suicide prevention as one of our NC Healthy Communities strategies.  The strategy aligns with our priority area of mental health.  Suicide gatekeeper training such as Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR), Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) or Mental Health First Aid are offered to community members and organizations.  For more information visit NC Healthy Communities  

Suicide prevention education programs are provided for the public by Partners Health Management and Atrium.  Stanly County Schools provides suicide education to teachers and school staff.  Stanly Community College provides suicide prevention education to staff and students. 

We will measure number of staff and community members reached, number of trainings held, and gained knowledge from program exit surveys.  More information coming soon!