suicide

H-BC students: 'Be part of creating change'
By Lori Sorenson
October 02, 2024
Students and staff at Hills-Beaver Creek Secondary School wrapped up September’s Suicide Prevention Month and kicked off October’s Anti-Bullying Month with a special assembly and schoolwide activity led by the student council. Students made new 988 signs (the crisis text number) and put together a paper chain created with messages about how to be part of creating positive changes in people…
Prevent suicide with drug education
By Marcel Gemme, Substance Abuse Prevention Education
September 17, 2024
During National Suicide Prevention Month in September, it’s important to recognize the connection between substance use and suicide. Drug and alcohol addiction significantly increases the risk of suicidal ideation, attempts and death, and they are generally the most implicated substances in suicide risk. The risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior is elevated with acute alcohol intoxication and…
Depressed? Thinking life isn't worth living? Help is available; just ask
By Mark Jacobson, Winona Peer support specialist
September 28, 2021
Although the majority of people who have depression do not die by suicide, having major depression does increase suicide risk compared to people without depression. The risk of death by suicide may, in part, be related to the severity of the depression. Recent data on depression that has followed people over long periods of time suggests that almost 2 percent of those people ever treated for…

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