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HALOS Suicide Bereavement invites you to
5TH TUESDAY WITH HALOS

When: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Where: PEMHS 11254-58th Street North Pinellas Park FL 33772
View this invitation.

 

 

 

Your donation to the Suncoast Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program is always welcome!

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 Or mail your check to 
Bonnie McClelland
8567-108th St N
Seminole Fl 33772

In the News

It took 3 years to get passed …but it's law now!

On June 4, 2010, Governor Crist signed into law The Suicide Prevention Education Bill [SB0434 & HB1061]!

Suncoast Yellow Ribbon thanks Senator Sobel and Representative Heller for their sponsorship and everyone that worked so hard over the years to get this finally on the books for our schools.

11/18/09 The Neurobiology of Suicide
10/05/08
Bailout Provides More Mental Health Coverage
09/28/08 Relatives of suicide victims gather for annual walk
09/10/08 Group helps promote suicide prevention


Suncoast Yellow Ribbon


STOP
If you are thinking about suicide
Click Here NOW!

National crisis line: 1-800-SUICIDE
(1-800-784-2433)
Or
National Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-442-HOPE (4673)
The National Youth Crisis Hotline provides counseling and referrals to local drug treatment centers, shelters, and counseling services. Responds to youth dealing with pregnancy, molestation, suicide, and child abuse. Operates 24 hours, seven days a week.

Signs of someone thinking about suicide

  • Abrupt changes in personality

  • Giving away possessions

  • Previous suicide attempt

  • Use of drugs and/or alcohol

  • Change in eating habits

  • Change in sleeping pattern

  • Unwillingness to communicate

  • Depression

  • Unusual sadness, discouragement

  • Talk of wanting to die

  • Running away from home or truancy from school

  • Chronic pain

  • Rebelliousness, reckless behavior

  • Neglect of academic work

  • Neglect of personal appearance

  • Family disruptions such as divorce, losing loved one

Timothy McClelland
7/9/84-1/21/02
Nicholas Yaros
12/25/86-6/11/02
Brandon Pingleton
9/21/87-8/10/03
Matthew Jehs
3/15/88-1/1/05
and to all those we love and lost to suicide.

"learn from this and help each other" ®
PS in Tim McClelland's suicide note

Florida's Statewide Office of
Suicide Prevention

"Help promote hope."

 

Suncoast Yellow Ribbon, in conjunction with PEMHS,
to host suicide bereavement meetings

 

This is a support group for family and friends who have lost a loved one to suicide. Grieving a death by suicide is a long journey that can be shared by others who have felt the same pain and can relate to what you may be feeling.

When: 7:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month

            

Where: PEMHS Main Campus Activities Center

             (also known as building I)

             11254 58th Street North, Pinellas Park 33782

 

Directions: Click here.

This is an open group. You are welcome to join at any time. Please contact Bonnie McClelland at 737-394-8222 or Matthew Cook at 727-545-6477 ext 435 for details.

 

Suncoast Yellow Ribbon

Bonnie McClelland, Founder
Suncoast Yellow Ribbon
8567-108th St N
Seminole, FL 33772
727-394-8222

 

Teen Suicide in Florida

The latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control reveal that, in the United States, 1,718 youths, ages 13 to 19, ended their lives by suicide in 2006. Florida reported 72 of those suicides. This was 27% fewer deaths than than Florida's 17-year high of 99 suicides in 2005. Nation-wide, suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens (accidents were the leading cause followed by homicides); Florida is no exception. - SYR 05/14/10

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