As Suicide Prevention Awareness and Action Month wraps up, we are still focused on reducing stigma around mental health, suicide, and to encourage seeking help. We also recognize the importance of spreading…
Category: SOS Tillamook Prevention
Two Combat Veterans drove 4,000 miles around Oregon to Fight Suicide, Tell the Stories in Documentary to Premiere in Astoria on Nov. 11
Together with Veterans NW Oregon and Rogue Cell to host the premiere of their new documentary “Battlegrounds and Backroads” and hold a Q&A with the combat veteran filmmakers in Astoria, Oregon, on…
Suicide Prevention Awareness and Action Month: Events – Trainings, Self-Care, Crafts & More! Help & Hope Available in Our Community
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The Tillamook County Suicide Prevention Coalition put proclamations before the county commissioners and city council in Tillamook to have September recognized as Suicide Prevention Awareness and…
International Overdose Awareness Day 2025; Remembering Those We’ve Lost, Educating About Saving Lives with Narcan, Counseling & Hope
On August 31, 2025, the world will come together for International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) to honor those lost to overdose, reduce stigma, and promote prevention. Started in 2001 by the Pennington…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY FRIDAY AUG. 21 AT BLUE HERON
This Friday, August 22, 2025, join Tillamook County Community Health Centers for Overdose Awareness Day at Blue Heron, Tillamook from 3–7 PMThis community event is a chance to come together, challenge stigma,…
TILLAMOOK FAMILY COUNSELING & TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS Safer Homes Event at Pastega Activity Center Aug. 1st – FREE Food & Bowling for First 100
Tillamook County Community Health Centers and Tillamook Family Counseling Center are teaming up to host a Safer Homes event on Friday, August 1st from 3:00-6:00 PM at the Pastega Activity Center (Bowling…
TILLAMOOK FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER: April is Alcohol Awareness Month – Rethink the Drink
April marks Alcohol Awareness Month, a time to educate ourselves and our communities about the risks of alcohol misuse and its widespread impact on health and well-being. It is important for people…
Understanding Why Suicide Rates are Higher in Rural America
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Note: This article contains information about the idea of suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of self-harm, help is available. Call or text…
BOOK REVIEW: Hello Cruel World – 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws by Kate Bornstein
By Neal Lemery This has been a challenging book for me. I am all over the map in responding to it, and trying to process what I have read, and responding to how…
New Recovery House Opens in Tillamook through Tillamook Family Counseling Center, Iron Tribe Network Partnership
Tillamook Family Counseling Center (TFCC) and Iron Tribe Network have partnered to establish a critical new resource for individuals and families seeking recovery in Tillamook County. The recently opened recovery housing in…