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National Awareness Month Puts the Focus on Suicide Prevention

By Cara Christ|2017-02-10T09:49:10-07:00September 3rd, 2015|Behavioral Health|

This month, Governor Doug Ducey issued a proclamation to declare September National Teen Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The proclamation states some sobering statistics. Arizona ranks 18th in the nation for suicides among children and adolescents. Numbers show suicide was the second leading cause of death for Arizona teens ages 15-18. Suicide prevention is an important [...]

Annual report looks at why are Arizona’s children are dying

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:50:51-07:00November 14th, 2012|Prevention|

A child’s death is a tragedy, not only for family and friends but also for the community as a whole. Unfortunately, over 2 children die each day in Arizona. In 2011, 837 children died. This was a decline from 2010 when 862 children died. In fact, since 2005, Arizona has seen a decline in child [...]