“Influencing the future of Wyoming wellness” is the mission of the new Prevention Management Organization (PMO) of Wyoming, established in early 2012. PMO works to foster community health and ...
Tag Archives: suicide
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 ...
Scars of service
Here’s a listing of some of the scars from serving our country that many Veterans face: Adjustment difficulties Crying, stress, panic, loneliness Problem-solving, decision making, memory ...
Teen grief is real
“I’m going to move on.” Too often teens will tell adults these words after they lose a friend to suicide. But youths often hide their true emotions from others, and may find it difficult to ...
Back from the edge
“As someone’s role changes in a profound way, their mood can change. People have characteristics that are lifelong, strengths and weaknesses that they bring to the challenges of life. In ...
A father’s suicide
Robert Becker was a Wisconsin farm boy who was educated only through middle school before he dropped out to keep the family farm afloat. A lanky kid, Robert was 6’ 9’’ by his 18th birthday. ...
Escaping the pain
Consequences of bullying gone unchecked Written in fall 2002, these verbatim excerpts from a 7th grader who was bullied suggest a life of promise, happiness and potential. Jeffrey Scott Johnston ...
A guy thing
These core requirements of male identity (Brannon, 1985) can contribute to lack of help-seeking behaviors among men across the lifespan, including those who become suicidal because they can no ...
Crisis plan should evolve
Static is not a word that describes the Horace Mann Middle School Crisis Plan; proactive and evolving are more accurate. “We keep our eyes and ears open and constantly review our crisis plan, its ...
Reinventing yourself
After a 40-year career in broadcasting followed by thoughts of suicide in 1997, Dave Robinson is now a senior peer counselor in Sacramento, Calif. “I went to zero,” he recalls of that low time in ...