Join fellow Chamber members for lunch, networking, and an educational speaker.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In recognition of that, the topic for this luncheon is "Mental Health and Suicide Awareness in Jefferson County" presented by:
Carl Lofaro, Veteran Services Manager, Jefferson Center for Mental Health
Did you know that Jefferson County has the second highest suicide rate in the state of Colorado? The majority of those deaths are adults. We often spend more time with our co-workers and employers than we do with our families. How can we learn to recognize the signs of mental health disorders and what can we do if someone needs help?
About the speaker:
Carl LoFaro, LCSW, is the Veteran and Military Family Services Manager at the Jefferson Center for Mental Health which provides mental health services to those impacted by military service. He is an Army Veteran and gained experience counseling and training veterans and military family members while serving in the stateside and deployed to Iraq. He attended the University of Maryland School of Social Work and earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) in 2013. In his position at the Jefferson Center, he works to strengthen the capacity of the Center and community to better meet the needs of veterans and military families and has also worked as a crisis clinician at the Colorado Crisis Services Walk-In Center. He is passionate about suicide prevention and is involved in several initiatives at the local and state level.
