Yamhill County Suicide Prevention Coalition

Mission Statement

The Yamhill County Suicide Prevention Coalition is dedicated to preventing suicide across the lifespan by fostering education, reducing stigma, raising awareness, and collaborating with the communities we serve and connect with.

Vision Statement

An engaged and knowledgeable community that actively strives to prevent all suicides across the lifespan while offering hope and support to those impacted by it.

Values

• Outcomes
  • We utilize and advocate for outcomes-focused strategies aimed at suicide prevention in Yamhill County.
• Research
  • Our efforts are rooted in research, and we apply best practices to ensure effectiveness.
• Strengths-Based
  • We acknowledge and aim to harness both the individual and collective strengths within our community.
• Collaboration
  • Through collaboration, we actively seek and welcome diverse perspectives. We believe that working together yields superior outcomes compared to working in isolation.
• Knowledge
  • We are dedicated to lifelong learning and continually seek opportunities for improvement.

Interested in joining the Yamhill County Suicide Prevention Coalition? Email Yamhill County’s Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Kelsey Murray, at murrayk@yamhillcounty.gov.