Showing posts with label Suicide Prevention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suicide Prevention. Show all posts
Monday, November 22, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sunday, November 8, 2009
What a Perfect Day to Focus on Healing from Family Violence
What an ideal time of year to focus on the importance of healing and preventing further family violence. What is it? Where does it happen? It is endemic in our country, crosses all socioeconomic barriers, crosses all educational levels and is absolutely toxic to our families, our communities and our future generations.
Let it stop here... Listening to so many others over the past few months, describing what happens in their own experience... is humbling and a frequent reminder about that old saying "Let there be peace... and let it begin with me." The news about the recent gang rape in Richmond of a 15 year old girl, the news about the two young boys beaten and shot by randomly encountered teenagers last weekend catch our attention and mobilize us to call for justice. What about the well dressed girl standing behind us at Starbucks, on the way to school on Monday morning? Go to www.bullyonline.org and read the stories posted there... they include family bullying... and family violence... Heart wrenching education, there... and hope, as well.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Suicidology and the World Health Organization
Just a pretty button?
The recent rash of suicides among teenagers at Gunn High School in Palo Alto reminds me of the wealth of data available from the World Health Organization (WHO) about "Suicide and the Media." This information is readily available to the public about how these things should be handled. Their guidelines, which are published with updated statistics each year, do not advocate or support the current practices being followed by this community.
Please do not push the button.
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