Deaths from mental health related issues have doubled since 2010. The ages are expanding in both directions with younger teens committing suicide while there are higher numbers of deaths in middle years. There doesn’t seem to be one or two reasons for the increase in the numbers of suicide, which makes the issue even harder to handle. With these growing numbers, it is no surprise that many Rotarians are involved in looking for answers and offering help in many different ways.
The Rotary Club of Golden became one of the District’s committed clubs to address these issues in Golden. The Mental Wellness Committee was formed in 2016, and the first thing they did was to assess the level of need and activity in the Golden community. Committee members met with everyone possible working in the field, from school therapists, front-line personnel, Golden police, and mental health clinicians, to understand what a group of caring, committed, but inexperienced individuals could do to meet the growing need.
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