Sexual identity, bullying and suicide LGBT adolescents “must cope with developing a sexual minority identity in the midst of negative comments, jokes, and often the threat of violence because of ...
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“That teacher saved my life”
“If I die, I can’t be a surgeon” Mady Schmidt Age: 17 School: Kelly Walsh High School in Casper, Wyoming Loss to suicide: My brother’s name was Evan. He was 8 years older than ...
Student athletes
He was a tackle for the Tongue River High School varsity football team—a high school athlete who loved football and had played for seven seasons, since he was in Little Guy Football in 5th grade. ...
Sports and suicide
What coaches and athletic trainers should look for Middle school, high school and college coaches play a unique role in watching for signs of emotional distress in student athletes. These could ...
NFL and suicide
Trust, reliance and shared achievements are cornerstones of sports success, whether in high school or major league play. But off the field, athletes—especially males in the high-risk 15-24 age ...
DeQuincy Lezine
Bright Mind DeQuincy Lezine applies a firsthand understanding of suicidal despair to develop better prevention methods for others Perhaps no one is better-suited to help suicidal individuals than ...
Young children
How young is too young? It’s a compelling question that arises time and again among adults seeking to safeguard youth from suicide: how young is too young to initiate dialogue with children that ...
Upstream prevention
“Keep in mind that half of the 18,000 hotline calls I have received (since 1988) from school crisis team members have come from elementary schools!” —RICHARD LIEBERMAN, PhD, SUICIDE PREVENTION ...
Elementary insight
By the time youths, especially males, reach their mid-teens, their risk of dying by suicide rises more than 600 percent*. If only there was a way to “behaviorally vaccinate” children at an early ...
Riding without reins
Easing anxiety in students is vital to achievement The start of a new school year can signal the onset of fears and worries for some students. When unchecked, these anxious thoughts may lead to ...