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7th Annual Suicide Prevention Walk
Please join the Houghton/Keweenaw Communities That Care Coalition for the 7th Annual Suicide Prevention Walk! - Families of the 906: Walk the Talk
Our hope is to spread awareness and end the stigma about suicide. It is important for us to acknowledge suicide prevention is a public health issue. The HKCTC Coalition's mission with this event is to help our community understand and observe warning signs of suicidal behavior and prevent suicide before it happens.
We believe everyone should have the necessary and vital access to mental health resources, which is an important factor to suicide prevention.
The Calumet JROTC have graciously sponsored our event to be held at the Calumet Colosseum, from 12:00pm - 3:00pm.
We will be walking from the Calumet Colosseum to Historic 5th street, over to 6th street, and back to the Colosseum.
This event is substance free.
Click the image for the link to our Facebook event.
GGC
Guiding Good Choices (GGC) is a free family class for anyone who interacts with middle schoolers. It provides the skills to reduce youth's risk for using alcohol/other drugs.
The class is six sessions of two hours each week. Children are required to attend one session that teaches peer resistance skills. The other sessions are solely for parents and include instruction on:
- Identification of risk factors for adolescent substance abuse and a strategy to enhance protective family processes
- Development of effective parenting practices Family conflict management
- Use of family meetings as a way for improving family management
Click image for link to registration and dates!
TOP Club
TOP Club meets weekly for an hour and includes hands-on lessons, activities, and 20 hours of community service to build resilience and leadership skills.
All teens who participate will have the opportunity to be part of activities including escape rooms, museum visits, ice cream socials, and more!
Free to all middle school age students.
Learn more at the TOP Club website: uptopclubs.com
For questions, email teenoutreachprogram@dialhelp.org
Partners: Houghton/Keweenaw CTC, funded by Portage Health Foundation
Past Events
HKCTC 6th Annual Suicide Prevention Walk
Families of 906: Suicide Prevention Picnic
HKCTC and TOP Club collaborative Bridgefest 2022 Parade float (June 17, 2022)
Key Leader Orientation (June 14, 2022)
Fifth Annual Suicide Prevention Walk (September 25, 2021)
Narcan Distribution Day (August 31, 2020)
Human Trafficking Presentation (March 10, 2020)
Dine n Dash @ Cyberia Cafe (February 28, 2020)
TOP Club Sledding (February 17, 2020)
Blue Key Society @ Michigan Tech (January 20, 2020)
TOP Club Meeting (January 14, 2020)
Middle School Lock In (October 25, 2019)
@ Send Silence Packing (October 2, 2019)
Live for Tomorrow (September 28, 2019)
UP Wide Preventing Suicide (September 27, 2019)
QPR Suicide Prevention Training (September 20, 2019)
Do It for Daniel (September 17, 2019)
@ Soberfest (August 31, 2019)
Family Fun Fair (August 10, 2019)
Revitalization Meeting (June 13, 2019)
Live Clue (February 28, 2019)
@ CopperDog150 (March 2, 2018)
@ Holiday Gift Mart (November 24, 2018)
2nd Annual Suicide Prevention Walk (September 22, 2018)
Family Fun Fair (September 1, 2018)
@ Fourth of July Parade (July 4, 2018)
Quarterly Board Meeting (March 15, 2018)
Create the Logo Contest Display (March 5, 2018)
Youth-Only CTC Info and Game Night (February 28, 2018)
Action Planning (February 7, 2018)
@ Treat Street (October 28, 2017)
@ Copper Country Human Services Expo (October 24, 2017)
@ Crave21 Challenge (October 4, 2017)
@ UP Suicide Prevention Conference (September 15, 2017)
1st Annual Suicide Prevention March (September 9, 2017)
Community Voting Event (June 5, 2017)
Community Board Training (January 10. 2017)
Red Ribbon Week Events (October 23 - 31, 2016)
Community Board Orientation, Day Two (August 26, 2016)
Community Board Orientation, Day One (August 19, 2016)
@ Talk. They Hear You. (July 26, 2016)
Key Leader Orientation (June 28, 2016)