Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part series that is a collaboration produced by members of the Vermont Care Partners for National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, featuring stories by and about Vermonters with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as the work of Vermont’s Developmental Services network. This part is written by Lila Bennett, director of Marketing, Development and Community Relations at Northeast Kingdom Human Services.

This was written before the coronavirus pandemic.

On February 13th, an important all-day event at the State House in Montpelier brings together an integrated coalition of public health partners to raise awareness and generate support for a set of Recommendations put forth by the AHS Suicide Prevention Work Group to Governor Phil Scott for suicide prevention.

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A documentary brought by Vermont Care Partners

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