Heywood Hospital established the Suicide Prevention Task Force servicing the City of Gardner and surrounding towns including: Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Erving, Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Lunenburg, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, New Salem, Oakham, Orange, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton, Warwick, Wendell, Westminster, Winchendon with the assistance from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Suicide Prevention Program.
The mission of the Montachusett Suicide Prevention Task Force is to prevent suicide, and to provide education and resources to help those who struggle with depression, survivors of suicide, and those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
The Montachusett Suicide Prevention Task Force is sponsored by Heywood Hospital and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Public Health's Suicide Prevention Program.
Meeting Schedule
First Monday of the month
Heywood Hospital Kenneth & Doris Pierce Board Room (adjacent to Gift Shop)
8:00am-10:00am
Steering Committee Members
Task Force is led by Heywood Hospital Leadership
Barbara Nealon
Rev. David Cote
Chief Richard Braks
John Salovardos
Membership
Aging Services of North Central Mass
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Athol Hospital
Care Central
Community Health Foundation
Community Health Link
Family Practice Physicians
Fitchburg State University
Gardner Police Dept
Gardner Public Schools
Greater Gardner Religious Council
GVNA Healthcare
Heywood Medical Group
Heywood Hospital
Higher Ground Ministries
Joint Coalition on Health
Life Path
LUK, Inc
Mass Coalition for Suicide Prevention
Mass Dept of Veteran’s Services
Mass DPH’s Suicide Prevention Program
Mass DMH’s Area Office
MOC, Inc.
Montachusett Home Care
Montachusett Regional Vocational High School
Mount Wachusett Community College
NAMI
Narragansett Regional School District
North Central Mass Minority Coalition
On-Site Academy
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School
Riverside Trauma Center
Samaritans
Spanish American Center
Three Pyramids Inc.
United Hmong of Massachusetts
Winchendon Public Schools
Supporting Organizations
Heywood Healthcare
Department of Public Health's Suicide Prevention Program