National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Panel

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Panel

Click on the link above to watch the Community Forum for National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month held on September 18, 2019 in Pompano Beach by the League of Women Voters.


A panel of experts discusses suicide prevention, including risk factors and warning sings, suicidal ideation, depression, and coping skills, and answered questions from the community. 


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