The Case for Suicide Prevention in Vermont

DATE: Wednesday, February 27, 2013

TIME: 8:00-8:50 A.M.

LOCATION: Vermont State House, Room 11, State Street, Montpelier, VT

A briefing will be held at the Vermont State House for all legislators, state leadership, and members of the public about Vermont's priorities and initiatives for preventing suicide:

• Scope of the problem

• Hear a Vermonter’s personal story of survival

• New National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and the Vermont Youth Suicide Prevention Platform

• Progress made to date

• Legislative initiatives

• Our priority requests for action

Presented by the Vermont Youth Suicide Prevention Coalition and the Vermont Suicide Prevention Resource and Training Center ( a program of the Center for Health and Learning).