Community Coalitions
There are numerous community coalitions for suicide prevention in addition to the regional coalitions. Among the towns that have active coalitions are Nantucket, Needham, Somerville and Wellesley.
If you wish to get more information or join one of these coalitions, the contact information is:
Nantucket Coalitionf for Suicide Prevention
Jenny Garneau, chair, at jennygarneau@comcast.net
Needham Coalition for Suicide Prevention
coalition@town.needham.ma.us or needhamacts.org
Janice Berns, Co-chair at jberns@needham.ma.us or Tom Denton, Co-chair at tom_denton@needham.k12.ma.us
Taunton Suicide Prevention Task Force
Annemarie Matulis – matulisannie@msn.com
The South Hadley Community Coalition to Prevent Suicide
Robert Judge – BobJudge@comcast.net
Somerville Committee for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health
Patty Contente – pcontente@somervillema.gov
Wellesley Coalition for Suicide Prevention
Mary Suresh, Chair at msuresh@wellesleyma.gov
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, please call the Samaritans Statewide crisis help line at 1-877-870-4673 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). 
If you are a veteran or part of a veterans family, please call the National Suicide Prevention Life line at 1-800-273-TALK (8255)