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Florida Matters “Preventing Suicide” (First aired April 18, 2008)
2-1-1 Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people. This week on Florida Matters, we talk with a woman on the front line of suicide prevention and we meet a man whose family was forever changed when his oldest son took his own life. Listen now
Guests: Dan Casseday - Children's Board of Hillsborough County, co-chair of suicide support group
Debra Harris - Director of 2-1-1 services at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay
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Florida Matters WUSF Host Carson Cooper
Carson Cooper
Carson Cooper has been a favorite of listeners as Host of "Morning Edition" on WUSF 89.7 since 2000. He also reports for other WUSF 89.7 broadcasts. Carson has worked in Tampa Bay radio for more than two decades.
Dan Casseday
Debra Harris
