1-570-253-0321
Michelle Valinski
Behavioral Health Program Director
648 Park St.
Honesdale, PA 18431
Phone: 1-570-253-4262
Amy Bass/Michelle Valinski
Preventive Services of Child Death Review Team
Wayne County
Phone: 1-570-253-4262
Northeast Suicide Prevention Task Force
Northeast Suicide Prevention Initiative (NSPI) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3). NSPI are all volunteers meeting monthly to coordinate formal clinical and community suicide prevention trainings and survivor activities.
Training for school, medical, law enforcement and corrections personnel
Parent education
Student education
Substance abuse prevention
Media guidelines for suicide coverage
Statistics being gathered based on surveys of school-age youth; the surveys address issues surrounding suicide as well as depression. The Student Assistance Program team has begun using the Gun Violence Prevention Workbook.
Student Assistance Program (screening by mental health liaisons)
Community screening
Screening in physicians’ offices
*Inpatient unit: none in county, but contracts with Northwestern Human services to provide crisis services
*School-based mental health services: Northwestern Human Services
Support group: Wayne Memorial Hospital. Also “Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group,” for those who have lost someone to suicide. The format is educational/support with occasional speakers. Dates and location.
Survivors of Suicide Group
Wayne Memorial Hospital, Conference Room 3
601 Park Street
Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431
Contact Person: Michelle Valinski
570-253-4262
Meeting/Month: Held monthly on the fourth Thursday of the month from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
Charge: NO
Prevent Suicide PA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Since the 1980/90’s, Pennsylvania has made strong efforts to prevent suicide through various programs and non-profits throughout the Commonwealth. A work group was formed and began to meet in July 2005. This prevention plan is a collaborative effort between those dedicated individuals from both the public and private sectors of our state.
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