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Suicide Prevention Candlelight Vigil to be Held in Doylestown

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Jeff Bohen
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Victims of suicide will be remembered with a candlelight vigil at the county courthouse in Doylestown beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The vigil is part of efforts to prevent future deaths. The vigil is part of  National Suicide Prevention Week, which takes place from September 8th to the 12th throughout the country, with today being World Suicide Prevention Day .

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Community-based mental health service providers such as Lenape Valley Foundation  are inviting members of the public to the observance at the Bucks County Courthouse for the vigil.

www.lenapevf.org wp content uploads 2014 08 2014 Suicide Prevention Candlelight Vigil1.pdfLast month, LevittownNow discussed the counties task force aimed at reducing the numbers, among other things, with county Commissioner Diane Marseglia.

“The numbers out there are startling” she said, “and that’s across all age groups and backgrounds. The commissioners and I just felt it was time to take this head on.”

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At last week’s commissioners meeting, Marseglia proclaimed September 8 to 14 as “Suicide Awareness Week” throughout the county. She  noted that a suicide occurs every 13.3 minutes in the United States.

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Jeff Bohen

Jeff Bohen

Jeff Bohen is a former member of LevittownNow.com’s staff. Jeff was born and raised on the streets of Brooklyn, New York. He is an avid New York sports fan who studied and worked in the Mental Health system of four different states. Jeff came to journalism late in life initially desiring to be a sports broadcaster. Mentors at Temple University Dept of Journalism pointed Jeff towards broadcasting and covering news which he’s been doing since 2009. Jeff loves heavy metal, signs and is the best air guitarist he knows. Jeff spends his free time stalking out stories throughout the nooks and crannies of Lower Bucks.