Suicide Prevention

Read: 3x as Many Girls Report Being Cyberbullied Than Boys

3x as Many Girls Report Being Cyberbullied Than Boys

Twenty-one percent of girls in middle and high schools reported being bullied online or over texts while less than 7% of boys reported being cyberbullied.

Read: Oregon Students Can Take Mental Health Days from School

Oregon Students Can Take Mental Health Days from School

The new law allows students to take days off from school to focus on their mental and behavioral health, not just physical issues.

Read: Providing Multi-Tiered Mental Health Support After a School Tragedy

Providing Multi-Tiered Mental Health Support After a School Tragedy

For schools that choose to bring in community mental health professionals following a tragedy, there are two critical factors that must be considered.

Read: Campus Public Safety Officers’ Vital Role in Student Suicide Prevention

Campus Public Safety Officers’ Vital Role in Student Suicide Prevention

Here’s how school and university public safety officers can identify when a student is considering suicide and the question they can ask that can save lives.

Read: Take This Quick Quiz to Test Your Mental Health Awareness

Take This Quick Quiz to Test Your Mental Health Awareness

Since 1949, May has been recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month. How much do you know about mental health in America?

Read: Study: Rise in Youth Suicide After Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’

Study: Rise in Youth Suicide After Netflix’s ’13 Reasons Why’

In the month after the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” started streaming, the suicide rate for youths 10 to 17 increased by nearly a third, the study found.

Read: Student Takes Own Life at a Lyons (Illinois) Middle School

Student Takes Own Life at a Lyons (Illinois) Middle School

Police do not believe the student had any intention to carry out a mass shooting and no students or faculty members were injured.

Read: Stoneman Douglas Students Protest Lack of Mental Health Support

Stoneman Douglas Students Protest Lack of Mental Health Support

While some students believe the school could be doing more, a crisis expert says the district has done all they can to facilitate their resources.

Read: 2 Stoneman Douglas Survivors, 1 Sandy Hook Parent Take Own Lives

2 Stoneman Douglas Survivors, 1 Sandy Hook Parent Take Own Lives

One survivor was close friends with a Parkland shooting victim and her parents believe their daughter was dealing with survivor’s guilt.

Read: Mental Health is a School Safety Priority for Texas Lawmakers

Mental Health is a School Safety Priority for Texas Lawmakers

Legislators have made the push towards improving mental health resources for Texas children in order to prevent mass shootings.

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