Tag: Suicide Prevention
Superhero Fire: ‘We serve something greater’
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Superhero Fire, an event organized by Karen Cook of Cook Ministries to bring nonprofits together to support those struggling with mental...
‘A kind word may be all it takes’
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Karen Cook of Cook Ministries is hosting an event to bring nonprofits together to support those struggling with mental health issues....
Igniting Hope: Local ministries, leaders coming together to mark Suicide Prevention...
Suicide attempt survivor, speaker and founder of the online support group “Suicide Prevention and God’s Helpers” Korey Burris (contributed)
CULLMAN - September is Suicide Prevention...
3 suicides in 25 hours: Cullman’s 2017 total more than 25
Participants attached photos of lost loved ones to a memorial placard by the Depot Park fountain during Karma in Cullman’s Suicide Awareness Walk in...
Suicide walk remembers victims and those left behind
Participants attached photos of lost loved ones to a memorial placard by the Depot Park fountain. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - Any number of suicides...
Local groups come together to combat suicide
Coordinator Ron Lamon addresses participants before the awareness walk. / W.C. Mann
CULLMAN - On Saturday morning, groups from around north Alabama gathered in downtown...
Inside Cullman’s mental health system
Chris Van Dyke, executive director of the Cullman Mental Health Authority/Mental Healthcare of Cullman
CULLMAN - For our last installment on mental health and...
“A short-term solution to a long-term problem”: Sheriff Gentry weighs in...
CULLMAN - In our continuing series on suicide and mental health, the Tribune sat down with Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry to get his...
CCBOE staffers talk about mental health resources
CULLMAN - Continuing our series on the suicide crisis in Cullman County, the Tribune sat down with the Cullman County Board of Education's (CCBOE)...
Cullman City Police Chief Kenny Culpepper addresses local mental healthcare and...
CULLMAN - As we reported last week, Cullman County has seen a frightening increase in the number of suicides in 2017 compared to last...
Remembering Nate: Parents of local suicide victim open up about the...
Nate Spicer was only 17 years old when he took his own life.
Note: The Tribune does not and will not solicit stories from families...
Cullman Co. sees frightening increase in suicides
CULLMAN COUNTY - The Cullman area is suffering an onslaught of a terrifying tragedy. According to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick, the county...
Suicide Awareness town hall meeting held in light of increased number...
CULLMAN - Mental Healthcare of Cullman hosted a town hall meeting at the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday which brought to the...
Profiles in Faith: Karen Cook, pastor at Cook Ministries
Unfortunately, 20 years in the funeral industry never prepared me for my brother’s death.”
Karen Cook
CULLMAN – Sometimes we tend to overlook the things our...
Suicide prevention: never be afraid to reach out for help
CULLMAN - In the early hours of Thursday morning, Jeremy Kilpatrick wrote and posted a plea on his Cullman County Coroner’s Office Facebook page...
Suicide: an open letter from Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick
An open letter from Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick
There are dark times and then there are great times. Sometimes the dark outweighs the great....
