Local Heroes 2022
The Independent.com Annual Nod to Our Incredible Neighbors
By Ryan P. Cruz, Leslie Dinaberg, Callie Fausey, Tyler Hayden, Matt Kettmann, Nick Welsh, and Jean Yamamura | Photos by Ingrid Bostrom
When Jina Carvalho helped found the Santa Barbara Response Network in 2009 after a rash of local suicides, she leaned on her experience with the Glendon Association in providing truly lifesaving resources when people of Santa Barbara are at their lowest points.
The S.B. Response Network can be contacted at (805) 699-5608. Anyone concerned about someone who may be suicidal can contact the national lifeline at (800) 272-TALK.
