Social support guards against self harm and suicide risk
Social support and connection are key protective factors against death by own action. Effective care, community access, life skills, self esteem, and cultural beliefs help prevent self harm, while integrated primary and behavioral health care and stakeholder collaboration expand access and reduce risk during high stress periods.
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Source Suicide Prevention Resource Center
SPRC
Holland
TCM
Midtown
Holland Free Health Clinic
Villar for Allegan chief prosecutor amid Bakker entanglements
Kevin Travis endorses Mike Villar for Allegan County chief prosecutor citing Villar as a Republican reformer willing to challenge the Allegan Swamp led by Circuit Judge Margaret Bakker. He contrasts Villar with Myrene Koch, alleging lack of transparency in Koch’s appointment and criticizes Koch’s tenure and cases while urging readers to vote for Villar on August 7.
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Ike Villar
Mike Villar
Allegan County
Margaret Bakker
Allegan Swamp
Villar
Allegan
Myrene Koch
Margaret Zuzich Bakker
Ms. Koch
Berrien County
Koch
South Haven
van Buren
Berrien
Beach
Corsiglia
Bakker
Circuit Court
All
People
Joseph Treacy
Miss Myrene
Fred Anderson
Don Wickstra for State Senate endorsed by Thomas M. Bock
A letter urges Michigan voters in the 26th Senate District to vote for Dr. Don Wickstra on Tuesday August 7. The author praises Wickstra as high character and experience, noting his four decades as a dentist and business sense, and criticizes current Lansing politics while endorsing Wickstra’s leadership and integrity.
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Michigan
Don Wickstra
Senate
State Senate
Allegan County
Holland
Don
Lansing
How to Submit Opinions at The Sentinel
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