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Chandler schools adds funding for suicide prevention

4/11/2024
​The Chandler Unified School District has put more and more dollars in place for mental health over the past two school years. At its April 10 meeting, the board unanimously approved a …

Teen Mental Health First Aid expanding in Chandler …

3/10/2024
Teen Mental Health First Aid is a National Council for Mental Wellbeing peer-to-peer program recently adopted by the Chandler Unified School District as part of its effort to deal more effectively …

LULAC honors Caserta with posthumous membership

10/27/2023
League of United Latin American Citizens has announced the first-ever posthumous membership in its 95-year history to Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Caserta, a once Peoria resident and the namesake of the Brandon Act.

Tempe sees efforts for suicide awareness benches at …

10/12/2023
Tempe’s Parks, Recreation, Golf and Double Butte Cemetery Advisory Board plans to focus on possible ways to implement memorial benches around local parks and near schools that help bring awareness to suicide loss and prevention.

JFCS, others present at Chandler mental health event

10/11/2023
Jewish Family & Children's Service, a nonprofit, has announced its participation as an exhibitor at the "Mental Health Symposium 2023: Demystifying the Science of Mental Health." The event …

Out of the darkness: Scottsdale group aims to prevent …

9/29/2023
Zach Sumner was a kindhearted kid. He loved animals and had his own pet walking and sitting service. He was an avid Minnesota Vikings fan and dearly loved those in his life. But something …

Brewster: ‘Stop the stigma’ associated with mental …

9/29/2023
The Peoria Fire-Medical Department had two suicides in 2022.

Peoria-based foundation advocates for suicide …

9/25/2023
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and the Peoria-based Brandon Caserta Foundation is urging increased awareness of the Brandon Act and its inclusion in the curriculum of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs in public schools across the United States.

As National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month …

9/7/2023
As of this week, all U.S. military branches are officially on the record as implementing the Brandon Act.

Chandler Schools unveils new suicide-prevention clinic

9/6/2023
A tearful Brenda Vargas was embraced by many of her peers at the grand opening of a new facility. Though Vargas is no longer with the Chandler Unified School District, she helped make the Hope …

Arizona breweries will roll out ‘988’ beer for …

8/22/2023
In a display of solidarity, Arizona breweries – and those nationwide – are joining forces during National Suicide Prevention Week to raise awareness about suicide prevention.

Solari marks year of success with 988 Suicide, Crisis …

8/14/2023
One year after the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, more than 63,000 calls were made in Arizona alone, exemplifying the need for mental health services in communities across the state.