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POCATELLO — "Please Just Stay," a coalition of different suicide prevention resources, has started a local sign campaign for suicide prevention month. Torey Danner, Bannock County Coroner and one of the founders of "Please Just Stay," said the initiative was put together to bring all of the different suicide prevention resources together and work toward reducing the suicide rate together. "Everything that I've seen is a bunch of segregated efforts that try to yield a big result," he said.
"Because of that, they don't yield a big result." The goal of "Please Just Stay" was to make sure people are aware of all the different suicide prevention resources that are available to them and to help them find the help they and their families need. "There isn't a single resource that's one size fits all," Danner said.
"Everyone has different things that they need, and we want to bring all those resources together and make sure people are aware of what's out there." For the sign campaign, "Please Just Stay" has partnered with local businesses with reader boards to advertise the message for the month of September. "It shows community support," Danner said.
"All electronic reader boards have that and multiple businesses have done it as well." The hope with the campaign is that people who are at risk of committing suicide or people who have family members who are at risk will see the signs and know that they are not alone. "They see that our community is supporting them," Danner said.
Danner said there has been support from the community for the campaign and the organization. Businesses all over the Pocatello-Chubbuck area have participated. "Yellowstone Avenue has a bunch of businesses advertising the message" he said.
There has also been support from people who lost family members or friends to suicide. Danner said suicide prevention is something that needs to have more awareness. "It's a people problem," he said.
This is the second year that "Please Just Stay" has been raising awareness and providing resources. Danner hopes the initiative continues to grow throughout the years. "As long as you give people an outlet to support, I believe they are going to stand up," he said.
Any suicide prevention resource or other business that wishes to become involved with Please Just Stay can contact Danner at 208-236-7377. "Feel free to get in touch so we can add you to our resource page," he said. More information about Please Just Stay can be found on its website at pleasejuststay.
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