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Parents
Needed
for
Foster Care
You
can help. Become a foster parent of a child, youth or
sibling group.
TRACES foster care and
adoption services was created in 1992 based on the needs
for foster care in the region.
VALUES
was created in Virginia's
Planning District One area to respond to their growing
need.
TRACES
Foster Care & Adoption
VALUES
Foster Care
Suicide
Prevention
Death by suicide is one of the greatest health risks
in Tennessee and Virginia. More than 775,000 Americans
attempt to die by suicide each year. Suicide affects
people of all ages, races, and socioeconomic groups.
In Virginia,
1 out of every 12 high  school
students (8 percent) indiciated suicide attempts in
the last 12 months. In 2003, suicide was the 9th leading
cause of death in Tennessee.
Nationwide:
Death
by suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for
youth 10 to 24, the 8th leading cause of death for men,
and the 11th leading cause of death for adults. Suicide
deaths outnumber homicide deaths by 3 to 1. The suicide
rate for the elderly is higher than any other age group.
Things to
Remember:
• 70% of people
who die by suicide tell
someone first
• Those with
serious attemps at death
by suicide are at much higher risk
• Nearly 50%
of victims who die by
suicide have a positive blood alcohol
level
• Although
most depressed people are
not suicidal, most suicidal people are
depressed
To learn how
you can help:
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E. Douglas Varney, president and CEO of
Frontier Health, knows Northeast Tennessee well. After
all, other than a three-year stint with the U.S. Army's
82nd Airborne, he has called the region home his entire
life.
