The Lake Region Mental Health Summit was held free and open to the public Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11 at Lake Region State College, sponsored by the college, the Lake Region Suicide Prevention Coalition (LRSPC) and the Devils Lake Area Foundation. According to one of the event’s organizers, Sean Roed, Paramedic and Director of Operations of the Lake Region Ambulance Service, the summit was focused on strengthening mental health awareness, trauma-informed care and community resilience across the area, bringing together professionals, parents, educators, first responders and community members for a series of presentations, interactive workshops and breakout sessions led by experts in the field.

Fellow organizer Pastor Kevin Anderson of River of Life Assembly of God, who gave the closing

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