Anyone with suicidal ideation within Chelan/Douglas Counties knows who to call and where to go for help or information.

Every door is the right door no matter what community agency someone presents to or calls.

Increased visibility and awareness of the suicide issue within the community

Training community members (teens to adults) in the steps to follow for suicide prevention. Implement a community model for suicide prevention.

Access to needed information

• Website
• Facebook
• Newsletter

Reduce suicide rate within the community through prevention efforts and reducing stigma

Reduce identified barriers within the community

• Crisis Team – Reputation, community confidence, response, and management of crisis line.
• Media response – Local radio and newspaper coverage of suicide. Work to agree how this should be covered so it is covered and the community is aware when a problem exists, but remains evidenced based so as not to contribute to the problem.
• Culture – Lack of concern over the identified issues within a system (families lack of response when child is saying they are suicidal, schools response, communities response), language barriers, lack of education on how to respond, etc.

Become a clearinghouse for information related to suicide and prevention efforts within the community.

Target all segments of the community with prevention efforts utilizing community volunteers to spread the efforts – Children, adolescents, college age, adults, elderly, parents, teachers, community partners, first responders, medical, churches, everyone else...