Ray of Hope
Greensburg, PA, United States
About
Founded in 2005, Ray of Hope is a non-profit network based in Greensburg, United States working on mental health, health.
Ray of Hope is Westmoreland County's Suicide Awareness and Prevention Task Force, formed in 2005 and based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It is a collaboration of human service, educational and government agencies that works to raise awareness of suicide prevention, provide training and speakers, support suicide loss survivors through its LOSS and DOSS Teams, review suicide deaths to inform prevention, and offer a scholarship for local students. Mental Health America of Southwestern PA acts as fiscal agent for the task force. Its work covers Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
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QPR Training
Mental health · United States
Suicide prevention training (Question, Persuade, Refer) for community members.
Speakers Bureau
Mental health · United States
Speakers who provide suicide awareness presentations in the community.
Westmoreland County LOSS Team
Mental health · United States
Trained professionals and survivors who respond shortly after a suicide to offer support and resources to those left behind.
Westmoreland County DOSS Team
Mental health · United States
Drug Overdose Survivor Support team offering immediate support to families after an overdose.
Suicide Fatality Review Board
Mental health · United States
Multidisciplinary team that reviews suicide deaths in the county to make recommendations for prevention.
1,000 Ray of Hope Scholarship
Education · United States
Annual scholarship for a Westmoreland County graduating high school senior pursuing a human services degree.
Annual Ray of Hope Walk
Mental health · United States
Annual walk raising awareness of suicide prevention, with a memorial quilt of loved ones lost to suicide.
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Area Agency on Aging, BH/DS, Children's Bureau, Westmoreland County Coroner's Office, Department of Public Safety, Forge Health, Juvenile Probation, Live 4 Tomorrow Today, Native Counseling & Therapy, PA DMVA, PA State Police, VA Pittsburgh Health System Suicide Prevention, Westmoreland Community Action, WCSI, WeDAC, Westmoreland County Crisis Hotline, Mental Health America of Southwestern PA
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