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July 1, 2008Education Development Center Appoints Jerry Reed of SPAN USA to Lead Suicide Prevention Resource Center |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) has appointed Jerry Reed, Ph.D., MSW, former executive director of SPAN USA, who will lead its policy and professional development activities in suicide prevention and serve as Director of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC). Operated by EDC, SPRC is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a division of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. A dedicated geriatric and suicide prevention advocate, Dr. Reed joined SPAN USA in July 2003 and has been a recognized leader in the national suicide prevention movement, helping to raise awareness, educate members of the media and general public about suicide prevention, and effect public policy changes in mental health legislation. "Lloyd Potter has been a driving force behind many of our most successful initiatives," said Cheryl Vince Whitman, EDC Senior Vice President who also directs EDC's division of Health and Human Development Programs, the home of SPRC. Mandated by Congress, the resource center is federally-funded and managed through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a division of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. It is managed by Health and Human Development Programs at EDC in Newton, Massachusetts. SPAN USA is the nation's only suicide prevention organization dedicated to leveraging grassroots support among suicide survivors and others to advance public policies that prevent suicide. Since its founding in 1996, SPAN USA has led the drive to make suicide a public health priority by building political will and calling for the development and implementation of a national strategy for suicide prevention. AScribe Newswire distributes news from nonprofit and public sector organizations.
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