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Teen Suicide Conference

MODERATORS/ PRESENTERS

• Charles Ginn
• Paul Gunther
• Steven S. Piltch, Ed.D.
• Maria Stroup

PROGRAM FINDINGS FROM BREAKOUT SESSION 1

• Prouds
  • Ask for love and support
  • Look beyond stereotypes
  • Build school wide support
  • Getting help for friends
  • Open and tell their story

• Regrets
  • Believing in people who put me down
  • Frustration
  • I didn’t look past the problem to see the solutions

• Actions
  • Everyone could be positive
  • Everyone could show respect
  • Healthcare should support intervening with teens in crisis
  • People all be friends

• Prouds
  • Having a friend who knows about my depression who stays with me, contacts others when needed.
  • Takes seriously and responds to comments about suicide.
  • Courage to ask for help when I need it

• Regrets
  • Didn’t take it seriously enough, didn’t understand
  • I wasn’t there more for loved one
  • Wish I had known more about places or programs for someone who committed suicide

• Actions
  • Have outlets/ support systems in every school that people know they can count on
  • Discuss depression, mental health issues more openly to reduce stigma. E.g., High-schoolers talk to younger kids
  • Our society will slow down enough to pay attention for schools to recognize differences in learning styles.
  • That people feel empowered to speak up and say what they need
  • Become more educated on the downside
  • Everyone could show respect
  • Foster positive communication, positive educational value
  • Get safer
  • Understand subtletie