prevention

A New Bedford High School junior who found her purpose in life is looking to help others to do the same. 16-year-old Cierra Vicente founded the "Here for a Purpose" program, after losing several friends to suicide. Speaking on WBSM's "Taylor Cormier Show", Cierra says she feels if more young people knew their calling in life, they wouldn't be so quick to find a way out... Read

A number of area residents will be walking nearly the entire length of New Bedford this weekend, in an effort to raise awareness of a very serious issue. Members of the Greater New Bedford Suicide Prevention Coalition will walk from the North End of the city to Fort Taber on Saturday, the first public event held by the coalition...

Only 19 states make it mandatory for teachers to learn the warning signs of suicidal students, and Massachusetts isn't one of them. Brian Fernandes, whose son took his own life in 2008, is looking to push legislation that would give teachers the tools to spot the warning signs as part of their professional development...

We all know that this year the Flu has been worse than ever.  Thousands of cases across the state, people suffering for day's with it.