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Four County Suicide Prevention Coalition
The mission of the Four County Suicide Prevention Coalition is to increase awareness,
decrease stigma, and increase people’s ability to seek help aimed at suicide prevention.
Depression is a medical condition that can effect a person’s mood, feelings, thought processes, and ability to interact with others.
Between 1,200 and 1,500 individuals in Ohio take their own life each year. However, recovery from depression is very possible, and is achievable.
Four County LOSS Team
Good Bears of the World donated Bears to the Four County LOSS Team
Good Bears of the World (GBW), a caring and giving charity, was founded in 1969 by the late radio pioneer, James Theodore Ownby, Colonel Robert Henderson from England, and English actor, Peter Bull, in Bern, Switzerland.
GBW Headquarters were moved to Toledo, Ohio in 1991 after Mr. Ownby passed away in 1986. It was Mr. Ownby’s dream to spread love and caring to children and the elderly who were in need of comfort with teddy bears. His dream has been carried on over four decades by members worldwide.
Since their founding, GBW has given hundreds of thousands of Teddy Bears to those in need of love and a hug, and they have recently partnered with the Four County LOSS Team to be able to provide Bears to those left behind after a death by suicide.
For more information, or to make a donation, please visit: https://goodbearsoftheworld.org/
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
Learn to identify the signs.
Getting involved in the Four County Suicide Prevention Coalition is easy! Meetings are held the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:30am at the Four County ADAMhs Board in the conference room. For more information, call the ADAMhs Board at 419-267-3355.
RESOURCES
Helpful resources for suicide prevention.
Suicide Grief Support Group
Suicide Grief Support Group meets the 1st Thursday of each month in the evening and the 3rd Friday of each month in the morning to help make support accessible to everyone.
Our purpose is to:
- Acknowledge survivors’ pain in a safe environment.
- Offer encouragement from others who have lost a loved one.
- Teach healthy coping skills.
LOSS Team
The Four County LOSS Team responds to the home where new survivors are gathered. After a completed suicide, a team of 2-3 compassionate and trained volunteers are coordinated to respond to the home.
The goal of the LOSS team is to help new survivors feel supported from the very beginning of their tragic loss.
About Us
The mission of the Four County Suicide Prevention Coalition is to increase awareness, decrease stigma, and increase people’s ability to seek help aimed at suicide prevention.
We are a rural community organization with the goal of reducing the incidence of suicide by increasing awareness, improving access to mental health services, and supporting survivors.