Health and Human Service Hotlines

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255

Department of Mental Health Cape & Islands Crisis Hotline
1-800-322-1356

Elder Abuse Hotline
1-800-922-2275 (V/TDD)

Child-At-Risk Hotline
800-792-5200

Baby Safe Haven Hotline
866-814-SAFE (7233)

Transitional Assistance Fraud Hotline
800-FRAUD-99 (800-372-8399)

Request Emergency Interpreter
800-249-9949 (V/TTY)

Disabled Persons Protection Commission Hotline
800-426-9009

Safelink: Domestic Violence Hotline
877-785-2020 - 877-521-2601 (TTY)

Veterans Crisis Line
800-273-8255, Press 1

Cape and Islands Network to Address Homelessness to Release Regional Plan

Barnstable. Today as we observe National Homeless Persons Memorial Day, the Cape and Islands Network to Address Homelessness announces a new Regional Plan to Address Homelessness will be released next month. The Plan is the culmination of a ten month strategic process that brought together working groups across the region organized around five target populations: chronically homeless; veterans; families; young adults aged 18-24; and seniors. Continue reading Cape and Islands Network to Address Homelessness to Release Regional Plan

Barnstable County Announces $300,000 State Grant to Promote Wellness

Superior Court House, Barnstable. The Barnstable County Department of Human Services today announced they are a recipient of a Department of Public Health Mass In Motion Municipal Wellness and Leadership grant. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health was recently awarded over $3 million from a Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Community Transformation Grant to provide funding to eleven new programs in the Commonwealth for Mass in Motion Projects. Continue reading Barnstable County Announces $300,000 State Grant to Promote Wellness

Barnstable County Department of Human Services Announces New Coordinator for the Regional Network to Address Homelessness

November 1, 2011. Barnstable County Department of Human Services is pleased to announce that Paula Schnepp has been named as the Coordinator for Regional Network to Address Homelessness. Ms. Schnepp will act as a consultant to the County in her role as the Network Coordinator and will work closely with the Executive Committee of the Network.

Barnstable County, as the convening agency for the Regional Network, has provided funding for this position through the Department of Human Services. The County is committed to the work of the Network in planning and coordinating services regarding homelessness in our region. The Network promotes a coordinated regional approach to homelessness prevention and works to strengthen collaborations among all entities involved in the issue of homelessness. Continue reading Barnstable County Department of Human Services Announces New Coordinator for the Regional Network to Address Homelessness

Hope and Help are Available

Cape Cod Times (Click Here to Read More at the Cape Cod Times)
October 26, 2011

By BETH ALBERT, CANDACE PERRY & TIM LINEAWEAVER

The Oct. 18 story about Truro Police Chief John Lundborn is tragic on so many levels: for him and his family, for his fellow officers, for the town of Truro and for Cape Cod. The quote in your headline, “My life is over,” attributed to Chief Lundborn, was particularly chilling for those of us who work in the suicide awareness and prevention field. We understand the despair such a statement implies.

But we also know that hope is possible and that those who find themselves experiencing anguish or depression can be helped to cope with these difficult feelings. Continue reading Hope and Help are Available

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Suicide Prevention Program Workshop Calendar

New Trainings Added!

Please click on the link below to register.

http://www.cvent.com/d/bdqfst/6T

When registering for a workshop, please note that each event has tabs titled with information regarding the workshop, available CEUs and cost.

Space is limited for each workshop and fills up quickly, so please register before the deadline.