Town Hall on Suicide – Part 2
From March 27, 2017
The Community Discussion
YOUTH SUICIDE
Notes
o How early do we start talking? What age is right?
o When they ask.
o By the time they are in 6th grade ask “Have you felt like that? What would you do?”
Existing Programs - Youth
o Schools – contact the principal
o Live, Laugh, Love at GHHS
o Be.nice
o OK to Say cell phone app to report concerns in Michigan and have someone go to the school
o YMCA
o Regional Youth Group
o Building Resilient Youth
o Training in Mental Health First Aid
o Community Mental Health
o TCM Counseling
o Suicide prevention hotline 800.273.8255
o Suicide prevention text hotline 741741
Needs – Youth
o Trauma Informed Care – the earlier the better
o Coping skills – resiliency
o Connection to other kids
o Parent support group
o Use Social Media for positive
o Transparency when there is a suicide – end the silence
o "Postvention" reaction – protocol for after a suicide
o Comprehensive sex education