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C. 20

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	September 26, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Declaration of September as Suicide Prevention Month

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/26/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Jennifer Bruggeman, 925-957-7548
cc:	Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm Jennifer Bruggeman

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 26, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Declare September 2017 as Suicide Prevention Month for Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Health Services Director.

BACKGROUND:

Someone dies by suicide every 11.9 minutes in the United States. In 2015, 44,193 individuals died by suicide in our country (2015 is the most recent year for which we have official statistics). Suicide is the tenth leading cause of all deaths and the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 15 and 24. In Contra Costa County, 108 individuals took their lives in 2015. It is a generally accepted belief that for each completed suicide, there are about 100 attempts which means that approximately 11,000 individuals attempt suicide each year in this county. Firearm is the leading method of suicide both nationally and in the county.