***MEDIA ADVISORY TUESDAY 9/3 AT 11AM*** COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND PARTNERS KICK-OFF SEPTEMBER AS SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH.

***MEDIA ADVISORY***

COUNTY EXECUTIVE GEORGE LATIMER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AND PARTNERS KICK-OFF SEPTEMBER AS SUICIDE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH.

Tuesday, September 3

11a.m.

Michaelian Office Building

148 Martine Ave.

9^th Floor

White Plains, NY 10601

Upholding Westchester County’s Commitment to suicide prevention, awareness and the importance of overall mental health, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, the Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) and several community partners will kick-off the month of September as Suicide Prevention & Awareness Month. The month-long messaging campaign was created to help educate Westchester County residents on the appropriate ways to discuss mental health crisis in identified communities, and the resources available to them.