PASS leaders spoke at the Allen County Democratic Party’s Lunch and Learn event about the importance of safely storing firearms, medications, and other dangerous items away from children. The organization is offering free lock boxes to Allen County families as part of Lima’s “Store It Safe” initiative.
Nearly one in five adults lives with a mental illness in the U.S., and the United Way of Greater Lima, in partnership with PASS, is working to provide resources and support in response.
Some administrative changes are coming to Prevention Awareness Support Services. Rick Skilliter will be taking over the role of executive director for the agency. Current PASS executive director, Donna Dickman, will be moving on to become associate director for the new PASS office that will be opening up in Union County.
Wednesday, the Partnership for Violence Free Families celebrated 15 years in the community with an open house and a name change. To kick off the open house, executive director Donna Dickman and board president Holly Geaman announced the organization's new name as "PASS," Prevention Awareness Support Services.
The American Association of Suicidology has released some recommendations on the best way for the media to cover the subject of suicide. One of the key points from the recommendations is to not oversimplify the reasons people die by suicide or to glamorize the act itself. Doing those things can make it seem like an easy task that anyone could do.
