“We need to just stop pulling people from the river.  We need to go upstream and find out why they are falling in.”  - Desmound TuTu

 

The Tri-County Community Outreach Prevention Education Coalition (COPE) exists today due to the support of local businesses, organizations and agencies, veterans, public health departments, area schools, non-profit foundations, and healthcare systems that have agreed to allow their employees to be a part of a coalition that supports our community needs by developing common goals to prevent suicides, raise awareness, and improve the mental health of all our residents no matter their age, race, religion, or socioeconomic status.  To those who sit at our table, we appreciate you.  They dedicate a significant amount of time and funding to our goals, which allows us to move our vision and mission forward in Forest, Oneida, and Vilas counties.  We are hopeful that our work will have a positive impact on our community by reducing suicides.

To those listed below, we are grateful of your support, time, and funding that allows us to continue the work we do.  Through your support we have been able to connect our community members, and visitors with resources that can prevent suicides and builds connection to reduce mental health concerns.