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    September 4, 2016
    Community comes together for Suicide Prevention Week
    BEMIDJI—Multiple agencies across Bemidji will spend September working to prevent suicides and reduce the stigma of mental illness through events promoting awareness and education. BSU will host events during the school's Suicide Prevention Week and highlight activities like...
    newsSeptember 4, 2016 - 12:45am
    May 16, 2016
    “Untitled” by Bob Carls is part of the “What’s Left: Lives Touched by Suicide” on display at Red Lake Nation College.
    'What's Left: Lives Touched by Suicide' features more than 40 Minnesota artists
    RED LAKE—Suicide is often hard to talk about. But an art exhibit now on display at Red Lake Nation College is working to change that. "If...
    news/localMay 16, 2016 - 11:27am
    March 4, 2016
    Aletha Pinnow, left, and her sister, Eleni Pinnow, pose for a photo at a wedding the two attended. Aletha, who battled depression for years, committed suicide on Feb. 20 and her family is hoping that making it public triggers a discussion on mental health. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PINNOW FAMILY)
    Duluth woman's powerful obituary draws attention to depression, suicide
    It is the kind of obituary that jumps out and grabs the reader, not just because of her young age but because of her family's desire for people...
    news/regionMarch 4, 2016 - 2:29pm
    March 19, 2015
    TXT4Life Coordinator Ayla Koob (right) explains the suicide prevention program during a suicide prevention panel at the Sanford Center Thursday. The panel was part of the Evergreen Youth and Family Services annual conference. Also pictured are from left Stephanie Downey, Evergreen Suicide Prevention Coordinator; Brian Glynn, school psychologist; Amber Larson, Stellher Human Services Children's Mobile Crisis Team and Paula Lind, social worker.
    A silent cry for help: TXT4Life program allows youth to talk about suicide via text
    BEMIDJI -- Perhaps the most important part of working with youth is knowing how to save a young person's life. Youth providers learned how...
    newsMarch 19, 2015 - 8:31pm
    November 22, 2014
    Ceasing the silence of suicide: Youth services group speaks to students
    BEMIDJI -- It has been happening, but many don't want to talk about it. It's on the nightly news as families watch in silence. Suicide is a taboo topic, but it's also a reality. In 2013, there were 12 suicides committed by teenagers under the age of 14 reported in Minnesota --...
    news/localNovember 22, 2014 - 10:40pm
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