Mental Hygiene

On Saturday, September 12, the Eighth Annual Raynor Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at Maplehurst Country Club in Lakewood, NY. Proceeds from the tournament go to the local Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of WNY, and local families who have been affected by suicide. The tournament honors the memory of Danny Raynor, who lost his life to suicide in 2007. 

Due to large group restrictions, this year the Glow Your Mind 5K Run/Walk will be a virtual event on August 22-23 in Lakewood, N.Y.  All of the proceeds raised by the event stay local and will be used for suicide prevention efforts in Chautauqua County.

VIRTUAL HOPE AND HEALING CONFERENCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK WILL BE HELD JUNE 4

The Virtual Conference Will Focus on Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Resources in Chautauqua County and Region

The Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene has announced the 12th Annual Kick Cabin Fever (KCF) Indoor Triathlon. The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020 at 9 a.m. at Chautauqua Health and Fitness at the Turner Community Center, 4840 W. Lake Rd. in Mayville, N.Y.

Cheryl Burns, a local triathlete, began the indoor triathlon one year after her brother Marty Miller died by suicide due to several years of depression. The event is intended to get people moving during one of the toughest winter months in Chautauqua County.

The Chautauqua Substance Abuse Response Partnership (CSARP) will be hosting a Combat Addiction CHQ community event on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at JCC North Training and Conference Center, 10785 Bennett Rd. in Dunkirk, N.Y. 

The event will engage and educate the community about the activities and findings of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) grant. It also will feature guest speaker Robert MacKenzie.

 The Chautauqua Substance Abuse Response Partnership (CSARP) will be hosting Combat Addiction CHQ community event on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel, 10 Dunham Ave. in Celoron, N.Y.  

The event will engage and educate the community about the activities and findings of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) grant. It will also feature guest speaker Robert MacKenzie.

The annual Jamestown Out of the Darkness Walk, hosted by the Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention, will be held on October 5, 2019 at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, 410 N. Main St. in Jamestown. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. with opening remarks and the walk beginning at 10 a.m.

Those who are unable to participate in the walk are invited to stop in to make a donation, or  purchase baked goods, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) merchandise or a ticket for a basket raffle. There will also be local suicide prevention resources.