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OLLU to host events for Suicide Prevention Week 

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A Self-Care Mental Health Fair will be held today at 12:30 p.m. in the Renaissance Parlor in Main Building. It is the first of several events to be held during Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 4-10. 

  

Sponsored by the Worden Social Work Organization, the OLLU Wellness Center and the Center for Women and Church in Society, a “Suicide Prevention Training” will follow on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Library Community Room. 

  

For a complete listing of events and details, see below: 

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Suicide prevention hotline is now 988

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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline changed its standard 10-digit phone number to a three-digit hotline – 988 – that will take calls directly to a counselor. 

Made up of a national network of local crisis centers that provide free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, the lifeline hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the United States. 

Please help spread the word about this change wherever possible, both in departments and in the community. 

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline changes 10-digit number to 988

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Last week, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline changed its standard 10-digit phone number to a three-digit line – 988 – that will take calls directly to a counselor.

Made up of a national network of local crisis centers that provide free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, the lifeline hotline operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the United States.

Please help spread the word about this change wherever possible, both in departments and in the community.

See this article for more information: 988, a New Suicide Hotline Number, Launches This Week. Here’s What To Know (health.com)