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Promoting Youth Wellbeing to
Prevent Suicide

A Collaborative that Unites Communities to Strengthen
Youth Mental Health Support Systems and Prevent Crises

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For Youth & Families

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"Caring for many pediatric patients facing mental health challenges, from anxiety to suicidal thoughts, I proactively screen, prescribe, and equip families with vital resources like the HEARD Alliance website and its accessible support search."

-Amy Heneghan, Pediatrician, Palo Alto Medical Foundation

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"Youth suicide prevention and response is a community-wide responsibility that requires participation of individual families, friends and peers, schools, health care providers, government, nonprofits organizations and many others."

- Rob de Geus, City Manager, Westlake Village (Los Angeles County)

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"During Palo Alto’s youth suicide clusters (2014-2016), I felt a deep personal responsibility to produce sensitive coverage that adhered to the guidelines but also didn’t shy away from spurring important public conversations about mental health in the community."

- Elena Kadvany, Reporter

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Born From a Shared Commitment to Improving Youth Resilience in Our Community

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