Our Mission: We work to prevent future suicides through outreach, education, and collaboration.
Get to Know Us!
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Danielle has been the Suicide Prevention Coordinator for Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition & Sierra Community House since June of 2021. She is a native of the Sierra Nevada foothills and currently resides in the greater Reno-Tahoe area. Danielle has an extensive professional background in mental health, including mental health patient rights advocacy, case management, applied behavioral analysis, and specialized adolescent psychiatric hospitalizations.
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Trisha Baird, originally from Erie, PA, attended Penn State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Following graduation, she relocated to Charlotte, NC where she gained experience in Pre-K Education and Social Work, specifically in skilled nursing facilities and retirement communities. In 2005 she moved to Truckee where she has worked in violence prevention, education and outreach for over 15 years. As the Community Education & Prevention Manager at Sierra Community House, ending cycles of violence and creating safe and healthy communities are forefront in her efforts. In her free time, she enjoys hiking with friends and her dog, Blackbird, hanging out with her nephews and nieces, snow sports, intramural sports, traveling, making jewelry and cooking.
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Funding has been provided, in part, by the Katz Amsterdam Foundation, Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation, Sierra Community House, and counties of Placer & Nevada Mental Health Services Act.