Tag SUICIDE PREVENTION
Crisis hotline opens for farmers, ranchers, loggers and fishermen in Oregon
The Agristress line is specialized to address the needs of farmers, ranchers, loggers and fishermen. They often work in social and geographic isolation and have the highest suicide rate of occupations in Oregon.
Merkley talks to Salem teens about what adults can do better to prevent suicide
Students with Live to Tell, a student-led suicide prevention organization, meet with Senator Jeff Merkley at his Salem office on Nov. 25, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Eight Salem teenagers in suits and dress shirts sat around a table in a third-floor office in downtown Salem,…
Sprague, Kalapuya communities make strong showing at suicide prevention march
DeLee Brown, center, mourns the death of her son, Aaron, at Salem’s Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk on Oct. 13, 2018. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Supported by friends and colleagues, DeLee Brown held up a string of glimmering white beads as tears streamed down…