CARING CONTACTS: David Lawrence Center launches new suicide prevention program

The program was funded by a grant from the Mental Health Risk Retention Group.

The David Lawrence Center has launched a new pilot program, and all someone needs to participate is a cell phone. The goal is to prevent someone from attempting suicide.

The CDC says every 11 minutes, someone will die by suicide. At the DLC, they hope to change that alarming number, with the help of the new program called, "Caring Contacts."

"We begin with a series of text messages that vary slightly with a different cadence over the next 90 days," said Chief Operating Officer, Nancy Dauphinais….

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