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Empowering the Johnson County Community to reduce and prevent youth substance abuse through advocacy, education, and enforcement.

Working to prevent suicide by mobilizing the community through education and resources to increase awareness and decrease stigma.

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Upcoming Events
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Scare Away the Stigma - Walk Suicide Out of Our County!
October 31, 2026 @ 10:45 am - 12:45 pm
237 W Monroe St, Franklin, IN 46131, USARSVP for reminders & Order a shirt at:Â https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/scare-away-stigma-2026-wso3
We'll be doing a welcome and hello at 11:00 a.m. before encouraging individuals to do the self-paced mile walk around the DriveHubler.com Amphitheater and into the park in Franklin. This walk is a safe place for our community to come together and openly talk about suicide and ways we, as a community and individuals, can prevent it. Everyone is welcome!
Why does this matter? As per the Indiana State Department of Health's 2024 annual report, Johnson County had a suicide rate of 14.07 per 100,000 population.Â
Free Resources Available
Along the walk there will be educational points about how we can prevent suicide. At the start and finish line we will have booth with organizations in the county that will be providing free resources about suicide prevention. As this year's event is on Halloween, costumes are welcomed and encouraged!Registration is FREE and helps us plan and send reminders. We will be placing an order for a black long sleeved t-shirts for a fundraiser sale. To guarantee your size available, we recommend pre-ordering your shirt as you register (by October 16th). We will order extras and have them available for purchase, but cannot guarantee size availability! Â
Within this form, there is an option to make an additional donation to the Suicide Prevention Coalition. If you do decide to donate, please feel free to change the drop down "support the platform" option to $0 if you wish. Any amount in this box goes to the platform, not Upstream or the Coalition.
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Recovery Cafe JoCo!
October 31, 2026 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
1300 E Adams Dr, Franklin, IN 46131, USALearn more at www.upstreamprevention.org/recovery
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Alt2Su Support Group
November 2, 2026 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
530 US 31 S, Greenwood, IN 46142, USA
Trainings
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Layperson Naloxone Training at JCPL's Trafalgar Branch
November 5, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
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SMART Recovery Meeting
November 6, 2026 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
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SMART Recovery Meeting
November 6, 2026 @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
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