Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC): This Month Don't Miss, February 2005, Massachusetts Recognizes SPRC Director

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Massachusetts Recognizes SPRC Director Lloyd Potter at State House Event

On Monday, February 7, the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP) hosted "Taking Action, Preventing Suicide," the 6th Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Event at the State House. The event featured speakers on suicide and suicide prevention, and included legislators, the State Commissioner of Public Health, the State Commissioner of Mental Health, the Middlesex County District Attorney, survivors and advocates of suicide prevention. Approximately 200 people attended.

Dr. Lloyd Potter, Director of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), was one of those who received a Leadership Award at the event for his 11 years of work in suicide prevention. Others who received awards included Senator Jack Hart, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Massachusetts.

More on this event:

News article, Lowell Sun, Feb. 8, 2005
Press release, Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention, Feb. 4, 2005

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