Suicide third leading cause of death in Georgia for ages 10-24 - Gainesville Times

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Suicide third leading cause of death in Georgia for ages 10-24

Laurelwood intake specialist Michelle Goins works at the Laurelwood intake office inside Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where assessments are first made for new patients. - photo by Scott Rogers

02152018 SUICIDE 2.jpg — Laurelwood intake specialist Michelle Goins works at the Laurelwood intake office inside Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where assessments are first made for new patients. - photo by Scott Rogers

The dinner table is more than a place where families eat. “It’s that one sacred time that opens the door where we can talk, where we’re connecting and we’re here together,” said Trisha Ziem, assessment coordinator at Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s mental health arm, Laurelwood.