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PROCLAMATION <br />HONORING 2-1-1 HELPLINE'S <br />50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, 2-1-1 HelpLine is a free, trusted, and confidential lifeline for people of all ages who are <br />struggling or feeling overwhelmed and don't know where to turn for help, responding to over 3 million requests <br />for assistance since 1971; and <br />WHEREAS, 2-1-1 HelpLine is a central, around-the-clock access point, available via telephone or text <br />message, and providing individuals and families with crisis support, suicide risk reduction, and comprehensive <br />guidance in finding community resources and services; and <br />WHEREAS, 2-1-1 HelpLine's highly -trained staff handled nearly 4,000 requests for help from Indian <br />River County residents during its most -recent fiscal year, including over 1,700 residents who requested help <br />with their mental health or addictions, and over 100 who were suicidal or had suicide concerns; and <br />WHEREAS, inquires to the 2-1-1 HelpLine and website have doubled — and at points tripled — from years <br />past due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with suicide -related contacts especially increasing; and <br />WHEREAS, 2-1-1 HelpLine provides programming to support our most vulnerable residents, proudly <br />proclaiming "help starts here" in times of personal struggle or disaster when no one else can answer the call; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, 2-1-1 HelpLine is the regional responder for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1 -800- <br />273 -TALK), working 24 hours a day to prevent loss of life by suicide and averaging 126 mental health crisis <br />contacts and 10 suicide concern calls daily. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that 2-1-1 HelpLine is congratulated for 50 years of wonderful service, <br />particularly in the area of front-line suicide prevention, and that the Board calls on all citizens to remember the <br />only telephone numberthey need to access information on 1,600 agency providers with wide-ranging programs <br />and services throughout our area. <br />Adopted this 21St day of September, 2021. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman <br />Peter D. O'Bryan, Vice Chairman <br />Susan Adams <br />Joseph H. Earman <br />Laura Moss <br />