To the Student Sitting in the Back of My Suicide Prevention Class

Written by: R. J. Shuman, Suicide Prevention Educator, HelpLine Originally posted on The Mighty: https://themighty.com/2016/10/a-letter-to-the-student-in-my-suicide-prevention-class/ Dear student sitting in the back of the class, I saw you sitting back there. You showed up for all thr
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HelpLine WORKS: HelpLine is my rock that has gotten me through…

Our success story is about a 24 year old single white male of whom identifies as part of the LBGTQ community and resides in a rural area of Morrow County Ohio that contains a population of 34, 827. This consumer was referred to us by a therapist at Central Ohio Mental Health Center on
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HelpLine WORKS: I don’t know what we would do with you guys…really!

“I am one of HelpLine’s biggest admirers” said Susie Sexton of the Tomorrow Center. “I don’t know what we would do without you guys . . . really!” Ms. Sexton is the Family and Civic Engagement Coordinator at the Tomorrow Center located in Cardington, Ohio. Since arriving at the Tomorr
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HelpLine WORKS: School Suicide Prevention

My name is Nicki W. and I’m a satellite teacher for the Delaware Area Career Center at Dempsey Middle School. I have the task of teaching 25  8th grade students in the Career Based Instruction program, a program for students who have been identified as economically or academically dis
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Do you have the #Courage2Ask

“Why do people choose to be depressed? Why can’t they just “snap out of it”? If someone is suicidal, they’re just a coward. They just act that way for attention.” These statements and ideas are examples of the misconceptions concerning mental health issues. These thoughts are caused b
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2016 Annual Suicide Prevention Walk – Sept. 10, 2016

Join us for the 2016 Annual Suicide Prevention Walk on September 10, 2016 – REGISTER ONLINE NOW! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER DOWNLOAD THE FLYER – CLICK HERE      
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