About Us
MCSP is a broad-based inclusive alliance to prevent suicide.
MCSP members come from all backgrounds—community activists, advocates, legislators, public health and mental health professionals, coaches, consultants, nonprofit leaders, therapists, healing professionals, artists, authors, crisis workers, survivors of suicide attempts and people who have lost loved ones to suicide or are impacted by suicide.
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We have a personal and professional passion for saving lives.
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Our statewide coalition has actively worked for over 20 years to improve state and community linkages to reduce barriers to mental health, substance addiction recovery, domestic violence shelters and other community services.
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Together we recognize the need for culturally responsive community-based support and training on suicide prevention. Each local community has a key role in ensuring community health and safety and forms a hub at the statewide level to mobilize key relationships for exchanging ideas for prevention activities
The MCSP 2025 Statehouse Day on March 12, 2025 We recognized these incredible awardees for the accomplishments in suicide prevention in Massachusetts.
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- Senator John Velis
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Representative Marjorie Decker
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Sandy Baldi
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Beverly Costa Ciavola
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Bertha Connelley
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Oonagh Brault
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Eileen Davis
Executive Committee Members
The Executive Committee is the governing body responsible for the overall governance of the Coalition. Currently, the members are:
MCSP Staff (non-voting)
Jennifer Kelliher, Managing Director
Paula Tessier, Associate Director of Membership and Communications
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State Agency Representatives
Danielle Bolduc, Director, Department of Public Health Suicide Prevention Program
Jessica McHugh, Department of Mental Health
Alliance for Equity Representative
Pata Suyemoto, Associate Director of Equity
Lead Member Representatives
Darcy Lee, Samaritans Southcoast
Larry Berkowitz, Riverside Trauma Center
Heather White, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
Stephanie G. Kelly, Samaritans on Cape Cod, and the Islands
Associate Member Representatives
Toy Burton, DeeDee’s Cry
Corporate Member Representatives
Beverly Costa-Ciavola, Cape Cod Neighborhood Support Coalition
Individual Member Representatives
James Greer
Laura B. Rosenthal
Jen Matoney
Regional Coalition Representatives
Joanna Bridger, Greater Boston Regional Coalition,
Debbie Helms, Northeast Regional Coalition
Annemarie Matulis, Bristol County Regional Coalition for Suicide Prevention
Jennie M Babcock, Plymouth County Suicide Prevention Coalition,
Michael Ellis, Montachusett Suicide Prevention Task Force
TJ Sweeney, Central MA Suicide Prevention Coalition
Eileen Davis, MetroWest Regional Coalition
Shawn Mille, Berkshire Regional Coalition
Maura Weir, Cape and Islands Regional Coalition
Karen Carreira, Pioneer Valley Regional Coalition
