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Suicide in Older Adults: A Hidden Crisis | Cathy Weiss, Gerontologist and Executive Director of SWF Foundation
Older adults represent only 16.8% of the U.S. population, yet account for over 22% of all suicide deaths. This alarming statistic reflects the profound impact of loneliness, grief, chronic illness, and untreated mental health conditions in later life. Cathy will explore the risk factors unique to older adults, dispel common myths and offer practical strategies for prevention and support.
Musical Guests: Miked Up vocal & guitar duo
Poet: Judith Liebmann, Poet Laureate, Town of Branford
What is Chautauqua?
Popular in late 19th and early 20th century America—and now nearly forgotten—the CHAUTAUQUA (Shaw-TAW-kwa) was a series of community programs featuring noted speakers, music, poetry, and storytelling. They were often held under tents and brought civic-minded dialogue to many rural towns. The name comes from the Iroquois word describing the lake in upstate New York where the movement began.
Please join us for our THIRD ANNUAL CHAUTAUQUA series curated by the Clinton Human Rights Committee as we revive this long tradition through a series of fascinating presentations on topics related to Human Rights issues.
SPEAKERS! MUSICIANS! STORYTELLERS! POETS! REFRESHMENTS!
We have invited community leaders involved in issues related to Human Rights to share insights into their work. Each program will offer refreshments and a unique mix of music, poetry, storytelling, and lively conversation.
About the Clinton Human Rights Committee:
The purpose of the Human Rights Committee is to promote mutual understanding and respect within the Town of Clinton among all racial, religious, ethnic and other groups, and among individuals of differing genders, sexual orientations, ages and abilities.
The goal of the Human Rights Committee is to facilitate respect, discourse, education and understanding in the Clinton community relating to the backgrounds and identities of its members as well as to encourage equality of treatment of and opportunity for, all members of the community, without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age and abilities.
To learn more, visit: https://clintonct.org/709/Human-Rights-Committee