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Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network - California
(SPAN-California)
The problem of suicide is monumental in California and has been growing
significantly over the past three decades. Each year there are
approximately 3,000 deaths by suicide in our state, exceeding homicide
deaths by 144 percent and exceeding HIV/AIDS deaths by 202 percent.
Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death. It affects all age groups over
age 5 and cuts across all gender, ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network-California (SPAN-California) was
founded in 1999 as a force for suicide prevention, an arena for
collaboration among agencies, and a voice in our state capital.
SPAN-California is a non-profit organization existing to reduce suicide by
creating awareness, building links between agencies, and advocating
legislative policy in support of suicide prevention. Its members and board
of directors are dedicated to igniting change in California public policy
and erasing the stigma associated with suicide. We are affiliated with
SPAN-USA, a nationwide organization working successfully with Congress, the
0US Surgeon General and the Department of Health and Human Services to
promote suicide prevention on a national level.
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SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE IN SACRAMENTO DELIVERS STATE SUICIDE PREVENTION PLAN
Californians came together in early May to write the California Strategy for Suicide Prevention at the SPAN-California conference in Sacramento. Individuals
representing state government, education, law enforcement, mental health professionals, crisis lines and more, created the state's suicide prevention plan.
Click here
to view the draft of the California strategy, as outlined with 11 overall goals and 57 specific objectives. This document will be finalized after a period of
public comment. To add your input to the plan, click here. We will accept comments on the plan through July, 1, 2004. You can also mail
comments to SPAN-California at P.O. Box 235260, Encinitas, CA 92023.
After July 1, SPAN-California will organize a coalition to develop the final plan.
For more about the very exciting and successful Sacramento conference, click here.
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