Pueblo City Schools, Pueblo, Colorado Safe Haven: Building Community Support

cosborne — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:54:05 +0000

Ingrid Donato, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, Kim Storey, EdD, and Ron Slaby, PhD from the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

After a survey found that students didn’t feel safe in their Pueblo, Colorado community, the Safe Haven for Pueblo Bullying Victims Project stepped in to make a difference.

The Safe Schools/Healthy Students group got help from more than 700 students to design posters denouncing bullying. They then reached out to business owners to hang the posters in their windows, to show their community support for the project. The posters alert students that these businesses will provide a refuge for them if they are being bullied or feel unsafe. The business owners agreed to help youth arrange for someone to pick up any students who are being bullied and to let them wait there until a safe ride arrives.

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Bullying Prevention: Let’s Be a Voice for Change

rellis — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:28:31 +0000

Tarsha Cavanaugh, Rebecca Odor, and Morrisa Rice, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Mother to Mother

rellis — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Anonymous

Late one Tuesday night, I received a text from the mother of my son’s friend. She told me that we needed to talk NOW; would I call her? Two weeks earlier, my 15-year-old son had broken down in tears over the harassment he was receiving at school. What I did not know, but learned from the mother who contacted me, was that my son had come very close to attempting suicide the night before. The actions of friends may indeed have saved my son’s life. My husband and I knew “Jake” was hurting inside.

PODCAST: Bullying, Depression, and Suicide

rellis — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000

James Wright, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Bullying can affect everyone—those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide. Although kids who are bullied are at risk of suicide, bullying alone is not the cause. Many issues contribute to suicide risk, some of which include depression, substance abuse, problems at home, and trauma history. James Wright is at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the Suicide Prevention Branch. Mr.

Podcast mp3:

bullying-depression-and-suicide.mp3