City of Statesville Proclaims September 2024 as Suicide Awareness Month

Community Leaders Join to Proclaim September as Suicide Prevention Month

Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney joined City of Statesville NC Mayor Costi Kutteh, Town of Troutman Mayor Teross Young, and Iredell County Board of Commissioners Chair Melissa Neader for a joint proclamation signing in honor of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. They were joined by Be Well Iredell representatives during the signing.

Through collaboration, education, and support, Be Well Iredell aspires to empower residents with the tools they need to overcome challenges, and to foster a safe nurturing environment where no person feels alone or forgotten.

City of Statesville Proclaims September as Suicide Prevention Month at recent City Council Meeting

City of Statesville, North Carolina

Office of the Mayor

Proclamation

Suicide Awareness Month | September 2024

WHEREAS; the National Suicide Prevention & Action Month was created to raise the visibility of mental health and proactive suicide prevention resources in our community. We also want to start the conversation, destigmatize it, and help connect people with the appropriate support services; and

WHEREAS; According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (A.F.S.P), suicide is the second leading cause of death amount individuals between the ages of 10 and 34 with more than 48,000 people dying by suicide annually in the United States; and

WHEREAS; According to Hope for the Day, with an average of 132 suicides completed daily and each one directly impacting 100 additional people, including friends, service members, family, social media connections, and neighbors we can safely assume everyone has been impacted by suicide; 

WHEREAS; the City of Statesville places its full support behind those who work in the field of mental health, education, and law enforcement; and

WHEREAS; Global organizations like Hope for the Day and our local mental health partners, serve on the front lines of war that many refuse to discuss due to stigma; and

WHEREAS; We encourage all residents to take time to understand mental health through education and recognize that we need to take care of our mental health while we take care of each other. 

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor of the City of Statesville, do hereby proclaim the month of September 2024 as National Suicide Prevention & Action Month in the City of Statesville. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my Hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of Statesville to be affixed this 16th day of September 2024.

Constantine H. Kutteh, Mayor

View the Suicide Awareness Month Proclamation here