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September is National Suicide Prevention Month
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death annually in the United States. In order to inform and engage health professionals and the general public about suicide prevention and signs of suicide National Suicide Prevention Week was created.
Please join 2-1-1 Big Bend in supporting suicide prevention. Together we can reduce the number of lives shaken by a needless and tragic death.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
is 1-800-273-8255. 2-1-1 Big Bend provides suicide and crisis intervention as a member of the Lifeline Network. In the Tallahassee area you can either dial the toll-free Lifeline number or dial 2-1-1 for this help. Either number will connect the caller to a caring hotline counselor! Helpline 2-1-1 counselors will provide support and can offer community referrals for all type of human service assistance.
Remember, if you or anyone you know has been contemplating suicide or having suicidal thoughts, call 2-1-1 immediately! |
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Save the Date
Brewfest! Tallahassee
October 25, 2014
Brewfest! Tallahassee is coming soon!
The Tallahassee Sunrise Rotary presents it's 8th annual beer festival at the Tallahassee Automobile Museum
Proceeds support local charities. For more information visit
www.brewfesttallahassee.com |
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August Snapshot Report
Helpline 2-1-1 counselors assisted
1,623 callers and offered
2,104 referrals
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2-1-1 Big Bend provides Helpline
2-1-1, a 24/7 free, community hotline service offering confidential counseling and human service information. Other specialized hotlines are also operated by the agency such as the Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline and the Family Health Line.
2-1-1 Big Bend
P.O. Box 10950
Tallahassee, Florida 32302
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Greetings!
 2-1-1 Big Bend is now an official Partner with ECHO and The Beatitude Foundation at the Renaissance Community Center (RCC). We are taking a more active role at the RCC to develop the policies and procedures for the operations at the new Community Emergency Service Center (CESC) which will open in February 2015. Next steps will include working with the RCC on grants and software/technology improvements. Our board and staff believe that we can make a more significant contribution to serving our homeless neighbors as a RCC Partner. The Help Me Grow program is set to roll out as soon as we are able to execute a contact. This should happen before the end of October so stay tuned in for further developments.
Thanks to everyone who shared nice comments and support to me as a Finalist in the recent Leadership Tallahassee Distinguished Leadership Awards event. I was honored to be nominated and congratulate all the wonderful leaders who were nominated and those who received the awards. We have great community and I'm happy I am so involved in it!
President
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Save the Date!
January 31, 2015
2-1-1 Big Bend 2nd Annual 5k & 1Mile Fun Run/Walk
Sponsored by
Capital Health Plan
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Building Florida's Help Me Grow
 2-1-1 Big Bend will soon introduce a new program called Help Me Grow through a contract with the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council. Five new Florida communities were selected to become a new Help Me Grow Affiliate and our application was one of those chosen. Help Me Grow is a system for building partnerships between 2-1-1s, public schools, Early Learning Coalitions, pediatricians and other health providers to help families who may have a child with a developmental, behavioral or emotional delay. Many of these partner relationships have been built though our existing collaborations, but many new ones will be developed too. 2-1-1 Big Bend is in a unique position to work with any and all human service organizations because we cover all service areas with our hotline and community resource directory.
Help Me Grow is an efficient and effective system - with a proven track record throughout the nation. We are excited to become a Help Me Grow Affiliate and believe it's a model that we can replicate with other types of services and problems people face.
For more information call 2-1-1. |
The 2-1-1 Big Bend app provides an immediate connection to more than 1,000 programs in the Tallahassee, Florida area including Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla Counties. Users can find information about housing asistance, mental health issues, substance abuse, domestic violence, parenting skills, employment, foodbanks, disaster services and more.
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Help Fund Our
Future
2-1-1 Big Bend has an endowment fund at the Community Foundation of North Florida. Please contact us to learn how you can make an immediate or deferred contribution to our endowment fund. Additional information is available from the Community Foundation at 222-2899 ext. 104 or jwatkins@cfnf.org.
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