Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The Quay County Health Council is hosting an online community presentation about suicide prevention at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Presenters from the New Mexico Department of Health’s Office of Injury Prevention will give 2019 data and preliminary 2020 data to help residents understand what it means for the region. Feelings of hopelessness, especially among youth, were high before the pandemic and continues to be elevated.
The second part of the workshop will be a presentation of a free tool kit available and things residents can do at a variety of levels to make a difference in the lives of people in Quay County.
Quay County ranked fourth in the state with a rate of 40.1 suicides per 100,000 for the years 2015-2019. The 2020 data is not out, but it’s estimated the number of successful suicides in Quay County that year more than doubled.
To attend this presentation, email Brenda Bishop at [email protected], text 575-815-4575 to receive the Zoom link or watch on Facebook Live @quaycountyhealth.