greater new bedford suicide prevention coalition

The number of suicide deaths is, unfortunately, rising. We need to stop ignoring suicide and start having real conversations about how to prevent it.

The New Bedford Wellness Initiative will be holding their monthly Wellness Walk on Saturday and this month it will be dedicated to suicide awareness.

Suicide has affected almost everyone in some way during their lives.

It's called "A Day In My Shoes"  The Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk  and it will be held this Saturday in New Bedford. Rev. David Lima was a guest on the morning show today and he told us about the walk and some amazing statistics about suicide in America and Massachusetts...

Suicide is often a quiet matter, kept private by the immediate family, and sometimes perceived as an embarrasment. But New Bedford is looking to change those views as more than 200 people took to the streets Saturday morning, spreading the message of "we need to talk"...

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...