| Camp SOS | April 19th, 20th, 21st, 2013
| | | Karls Call for Life | May 10th, 2013 | Details to be posted soon
| Breaking Dawn - A Walk for Hope | June 1st, 2013 | Details to be posted soon |
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Suicide Prevention Action Network - Georgia, is a 501C(3) organization created in 2003 to reduce completed and attempted suicide in Georgia. Its focus is on creating public awareness and public/political will to provide resources to implement the Georgia State Suicide Prevention Plan. SPAN-GA empowers survivors of completed suicides, attempters of suicide, and supporters of suicide prevention to become actively involved in educating private and public citizens to the emotional and financial costs of suicide in Georgia. SPAN-GA succeeds SPAN USA, which moved to Washington D.C. in 2003. |
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SPAN-GA LAUNCHES GEORGIA CAT'S |
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Suicide is a crisis in our state and our communities! Do you wonder how you can help? Do you wish you could be a part of the solution? Well here's how! Join the GA CATS!!
The GA CAT's is a grassroots' Community Action Team made up of Georgian's creating suicide prevention/survivor support awareness, education, advocacy and resources in their communities. SPAN-GA is the central hub providing resources and support for these individuals and organizations conducting community based activities to broaden the scope of our statewide reach to impact the crisis of suicide in Georgia. |
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Suicide Prevention Program |
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On April 28, 2006, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 1092 creating a Suicide Prevention Program. This program will be managed by the injury prevention section of Division of Public Health of the Department of Human Resources. The Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 24, 2006 and sponsored by Representatives Judy Manning, Ron Stevens, Sharon Cooper, Jeff Brown, Debbie Buckner and Pat Gardner. |
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EXCITING NEWS!! SPAN-GA’s board member Diane Petro will be taking over as FOS Quilt Organizer for Georgia!!
Sandy Martin started the National Lifekeeper Memory Quilts in the USA in December 1997. Their purpose is to raise awareness and prevent suicide by placing a "Face on Suicide," a visual image of the approximately 32,000 suicides that occur in America every year. |
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