Mental Health News Radio - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: An Interview with Chris Maxwell

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: An Interview with Chris Maxwell

09/18/17 • 49 min

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Chris Maxwell is the Member Engagement Coordinator for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and works closely with crisis centers across the country to connect and collaborate. He has worked in the suicide prevention and mental health field for the past eight years, first as a volunteer crisis counselor and then later as a statewide suicide prevention grant administrator. Chris is passionate about preventing suicide and about harnessing the capability of social media to assist in that goal.
More information can be found at the following websites:
suicidepreventionlifeline.org
ourdatahelps.org
https://www.facebook.com/chrsmxwll
September is National Suicide Prevention Month.
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