Carol Zuniga, MS, LLP, CEO of Hegira Health, Inc.
September 2024
September is the month in which the world comes together to promote suicide awareness—a time when we open conversations to defeat the stigma around suicide, to support survivors who have experienced the heartbreaking loss of a loved one to suicide and raise awareness to prevent future suicide deaths.
Recently, I had the privilege of presenting opening remarks at the first statewide conference of the Michigan Suicide Prevention Commission. The conference, attended by a diverse audience of advocates, healthcare professionals, policy makers, and survivors, celebrated outstanding suicide prevention work around the state, while balancing the reality of how far we have yet to go.
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About the author
Carol Zuniga, MS, LLP, CEO of Hegira Health, Inc. is a licensed psychologist with more than 30 years’ experience in the healthcare industry. Hegira Health, Inc., is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services with clinic locations in Western Wayne and the Downriver communities. Visit www.hegirahealth.org.