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Suicide Prevention Service offers a continuum of programs to help save lives and support survivors.
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Suicide Prevention Service offers a continuum of programs to help save lives and support survivors.

  • Caitlin Fillmore
  • Dec 11, 2025

Losing a loved one to suicide is painful enough, but this particular type of loss and grief can be an isolating experience.

Monterey military school continues to combat suicides among staff.
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Monterey military school continues to combat suicides among staff.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Sep 28, 2024

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about what some of us consider a silent killer: suicide. 

Both the people incarcerated in and the people who work at Monterey County Jail deserve basic safety.
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Both the people incarcerated in and the people who work at Monterey County Jail deserve basic safety.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Jun 18, 2024

Sara Rubin here, after visiting the Monterey County Jail for the first time ever. The facility was effectively closed to the press for eight o…

A local advocate for mental wellness empowers others to care for their health.
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A local advocate for mental wellness empowers others to care for their health.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 1, 2024

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about all the great reporting my coworkers did this week. I’m impressed with several of them, from updates on the…

Angela Soto Cerros draws from their own mental health journey to empower other youth.
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Angela Soto Cerros draws from their own mental health journey to empower other youth.

  • Pam Marino
  • May 30, 2024

Angela Soto Cerros was in the fifth grade when they felt depression take over their life. They reached out to family for help, but they say co…

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  • Mar 28, 2024

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One step at a time, a local science teacher walked across the country to spread awareness about mental health.
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One step at a time, a local science teacher walked across the country to spread awareness about mental health.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Feb 15, 2024

Phillip Deutschle is a California native who has traveled and taught around the world, from Botswana to Bolivia, Denmark, the Navajo Nation an…

High school filmmakers from Salinas are recognized in an annual statewide film-with-a-cause contest.
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High school filmmakers from Salinas are recognized in an annual statewide film-with-a-cause contest.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jun 2, 2022

This adventure began at a seminar on mental health at Notre Dame High School in Salinas, during which Guidance Counselor Kristina Stone encour…

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