Suicide Education & Support Services is a private non-profit agency. With Heartbeat as its first program, SESS gradually developed prevention programs targeted to youth, adults and the Latino community. While SESS is NOT a CRISIS center, it does collaborate closely with North Range Behavioral Health and NCMC Behavioral Health to get professional help to those who are contemplating suicide.
The goals of SESS are to educate the community on the issue of suicide and provide support to those who have lost someone to suicide.
** We are NOT a crisis center.** If you or someone you know is in crisis please:
call 1 800 SUICIDE
North Range Behavioral Health 24/7 crisis line (970) 347-2120 or 1 888 296-5827
NCMC Behavioral Health 24/7 crisis line (970) 352 - 1056
Emergency Medical Assistance 911
or go to the nearest emergency room
SESS's 2008 Upcoming Special Events
Art and Poetry Contest: June 19th. Location has yet to be determined. This year's theme is "Braving the Storm". Submissions will be broken down into two categories: Youth (14 to 18) and Adult (18 and over). Art submissions can be any medium. Rules and submission form will be loaded onto this website within the week, so keep watching. Any questions please email or call the office.
When tired, lonely or distressed, we crave the culinary equivalent of holding a waiting hand, snuggling under a homemade afghan, sharing a secret with a childhood friend.
In high stress situations we let our taste memories return us to the emotional security of familiar, flavorful, rich foods. From pasta to potatoes to pudding, these foods are uncomplicated and fulfilling. These are the meals that we share with our most loved ones: the hardest used pages, the most stained index cards, the measurements we know by heart. When it comes down to it we are not just making a meal, we are making a memory.
Suicide Education & Support Services is inviting all survivors of sudden loss to submit their memorable recipes for publishing in our upcoming cookbook Comfort Foods, to be released August 2008. Multiple submissions are encouraged. You have an opportunity to dedicate a personalized page to a loved one with a quality black and white photo.
"Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food" --Hippocrates
A mere $5.00 will help defray the cost of printing and will include:
Your name
Name of your loved one
Relationship to you
One (1) Published Recipe
Although you pay for one recipe, you may submit as many recipes for us to choose from as you like. All entrants receive a $5.00 credit toward your first copy of Comfort Foods.
Please submit photographs in .jpg format or as a scannable, high quality color print.
Please type/print all recipes on standard 8x11 ½” paper or email to sess@endsuicide.org. Please type /print each recipe on a separate sheet of paper.
Please designate the category: Appetizer/Soup/Salad; Breakfast/Brunch; Bread/Rolls/Side; Condiment/Microwave/Miscellaneous; Dessert; Snack/Drink; Main Dish; Grill .
For comments on this website please email sess@endsuicide.org. Suicide Education & Support Services (SESS) Inc. 3700 Golden Street, Evans, CO 80620. (970) 506-2737. All rights reserved 2006.
