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Maryland General Assembly targets suicide prevention

A rise in suicides and concerns about police interactions with those threatening to self-harm have prompted legislation in Maryland that would ease costs for certain treatment and require more training for law enforcement. Other legislation would require the state to study and track an increase in the number of Marylanders taking their own lives. In 2018, 650 people in Maryland died by suicide, according to a 2020 report from the Governor’s Commission on Suicide Prevention, a 37 percent increase from the 474 suicide deaths in 2000; each year an average of 530 people in the state have died by suicide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Care Dimensions celebrates Reading resident s contributions

Care Dimensions celebrates Reading resident’s contributions Community Content Care Dimensions, the largest provider of hospice and palliative care services in Massachusetts, recently joined the National Association of Social Workers in celebrating National Social Work Month (which is March), and recognized Angela Chang of Reading, Bryan Harter of Wakefield and Jennifer Khudairi for their compassion and commitment to her patients. “Working within an interdisciplinary team, our social workers provide assistance to patients and families as they grapple with the emotional and practical issues that invariably arise from living with an advanced illness,” said Sandra Yudilevich Espinoza, director of psycho-social support services for Care Dimensions, a nonprofit organization.

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