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Roberta Hurtig
Cognoscenti contributor
Roberta Hurtig is the executive director of Samaritans, Inc. She is a member of Samaritans USA and is an advisory board member for the Massachusetts National Violent Death Reporting System. She also served as co-chair of the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention.