September is Suicide Prevention Month, and mental health experts say Jacksonville needs to pay attention.
On the Sunday, Sept. 14 episode of “This Week in the 904,” Action News Jax’s Emily Turner talked to three of them about why suicide rates for Duval County are higher than both the state and national average.
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These experts:
- Dr. Christine Caufield with LSF Health Systems
- Nick Padlo, CEO of Sophros Recovery
- Nicole Davidson-Harshaw from LJD Jewish Family & Community Services
spoke about how certain backgrounds, like military service and social media, play a part.
Caufield specifically discussed young people and the role social media plays in suicide risk…