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Suicide Isn’t Someone Else’s Problem; It’s Ours It has taken some time, but Mental Health America (MHA) of Lancaster-Lebanon Counties’ Suicide Prevention Conference has picked up steam. It’s making a difference. “The quality of the conference is improving,” said Kim McDevitt, who’s been MHA of LancasterLebanon Counties’ executive director for nine years. “This conference is so packed with such great education. Folks are fully engaged and asking good questions. It gives me hope when I see our community coming together year after year. We all have a responsibility in this. To see people continuing to come tells me they really care about (preventing) suicide.” The organization’s seventh annual Suicide Prevention Conference will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, at DoubleTree Resort, 2400 Willow Street Pike, Lancaster. This year’s conference theme is “Hope in Action: A Community Approach to Suicide Prevention.” That Thursday’s agenda will feature four one-hour breakout sessions, during which 16 topics will be addressed, including finding stillness, how faith and journaling bring peace to an anxious mind, hope beyond the visible, maternal mortality related to mental health, when clinicians grieve, and the power of sounds and spoken word. Delivering the keynote address will be Dr. Jay Breneman, who’s the director of firearm suicide prevention for CeaseFire Pennsylvania. Interested individuals can register for the Suicide Prevention
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herry Crest Adventure Farm will host its annual Hometown Hero Festival at the farm, 150 Cherry Hill Road, Ronks, on Saturday, Sept. 19, at noon. The day will be one “filled with gratitude, celebration and community spirit as we pay tribute to the courageous individuals who serve our hometowns,” according to organizers. The event began in 2021, intentionally coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. That year, the entire maze theme at the farm was centered around hometown heroes. That original event in 2021 has turned into an established yearly tradition, one that will kick off the farm’s fall schedule this year. This year’s festival lineup includes the Pequea Valley Fire Department, Paradise Fire Department, Strasburg Police and Lancaster EMS. Department participation is subject to change based on staffing and emergency calls. Admission to the farm is required to attend the festival. There is no additional cost beyond admission. A portion of ticket sales for the event will be donated to local volunteer fire departments and other emergency response agencies. “It’s exciting,” said Sara Myer, an organizer of the The various departments typically allow children to sit
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