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DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE

To educate the public about the signs and symptoms of depression and
Goal 1: suicide and inform them about the resources available for those at risk.

recommendations: • Ensure that access to resources that address depression and suicide are explored through the access
to care navigation system.
Explore creating a
community coalition to • Utilize existing media and news information resources to help educate the public about the signs and symptoms
develop an agenda for of depression and suicide.
implementation of the
following: • Ensure that the delivery of education, identification of resources and creating awareness about those resources
meet the community’s interests and needs.

VISION 2020 kEy TAkEAwAys

The CHIP is a The plan addresses Strategies created
1 Community Health 2 four priority areas that 3 by community work
Improvement Plan, created have been determined groups to address each
to improve the health and by community members, area will be implemented
well-being of residents organizations and public by project leads, partners
in Island County over the health officials with and Island County Public
next several years. information and data Health staff to produce
derived from Community measurable health
Health Assessment improvements in target
activities. They are: populations.
• Access to Care
• Housing
• Interpersonal Abuse
• Depression and Suicide

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