hopes Goals
To Educate
Depressive Brain Disease can result in suicide death if left untreated.
Numerous deaths can be averted with the right medical intervention. The
public needs to be better educated about suicide prevention in order to save
lives.
We educate others by:
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Training in the
QPR method
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Maintaining our web site
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Sponsoring informational tables at conferences and public events
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Providing brochures and packets to others engaged in
health services
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 Offering public outreach through outdoor advertising, including
billboards [read
a Capital Times article about a hopes billboard campaign]
To Advocate
We support current efforts to create and establish legislation
regarding suicide prevention.
hopes is continuously collecting signed
Advocacy Letters. We present these letters annually to our governor and
legislators in Washington D.C.
To Support
Surviving suicide is not easy to handle alone. Creating a
supportive environment can facilitate ones recovery.
We offer support to others by:
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Participating in survivor outreach programs and making an active effort
to contact survivor support groups
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Networking with other organizations
to address suicide prevention,
both in Wisconsin and nationwide
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Creating materials such as
the Survivor's Handbook
To Honor
 We sponsor the
"Many Faces of Suicide" quilt for Wisconsin. Squares serve as memorials for
loved ones lost to suicide. In addition, they clearly demonstrate the profound
impact of suicide on those left behind. The quilt is being exhibited both
locally and nationwide. hopes has started an online
Memory Book. We also honor our loved ones during our annual
Walk for Awareness.
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