Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Local coroner to discuss suicide prevention September 28

Annie Groves Photo Credit: Photo Provided HI-RES | WEB RELATED VIDEO:  RELATED AUDIO:  Contact for more information: Kathy Funke Director, News & Information Services 812/465-7050 email Annie Groves, coroner for Vanderburgh County, will present a program about incidence and impact of suicide in our community at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28 in Mitchell Auditorium of the Health Professions Center. A total of 49 self-inflicted deaths occurred in Vanderburgh County in 2009, according to data from the Coroner's Office. The total was 40 suicides in 2007 and 38 in 2008 Groves has served for over 22 years in various roles in the Coroner's Office. She was elected coroner in 2008. Prior to the election, she served eight years as chief deputy coroner. The first woman in Vanderburgh County to be elected coroner, Groves is a court-certified expert witness with a specialty area in the death investigations of infants and children. Groves serves on the board of directors for the Mental Health of America and the Ark Crisis Child Care Center. She is an advisor to the Southwestern Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition. Her presentation is the culminating event of a month of suicide awareness and prevention activities sponsored by the USI Counseling Center. A $900 grant from the Indiana Collegiate Action Network made the suicide prevention awareness campaign possible.

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