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Sep 10, 2015

Suicide Prevention Awareness Day

September 10th is Suicide Prevention Awareness Day Help us spread awareness to #saveteens!   A little more than twelve years ago, Don Quigley and Scott Fritz, two New Jersey fathers, both lost teenage children to suicide. They were surprised and alarmed to learn that suicide was the third leading cause of death for teens and young adults.  Armed with this news, they began a campaign for public awareness and education that became the Society for…
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Aug 31, 2015

September Social Media Challenge

Take Our Social Media Challenge! Want to help raise suicide prevention awareness?   SPTS challenges YOU to post this photo as your profile pic on your social media page (think Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) for the ENTIRE month of September. Think you can do it? Head on over to our Facebook page (Facebook.com/SPTSUSA) and check out the challenge. Be sure to tag your friends and get them to help spread the message that September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month!
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Aug 26, 2015

SPTS Youth Council Kicks Off First Year

SPTS Youth Council Executive Committee Meets Discusses plans and goals for helping to #saveteens!   On August 6, 2015, the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide held its first meeting of the Youth Council Executive Committee at Neptune High School. Student leaders from over 20 Monmouth and Ocean County High Schools came together and developed ideas for projects they are interested in, while grouping together to help lead their fellow Youth Council members. Beyond…
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Jul 27, 2015

Kristen Bell and SPTS Bring Fashion To A Cause

KRISTEN BELL AND SPTS BRING FASHION TO A CAUSE Celebrity helps spread message that "You Are Not Alone" International celebrity Kristen Bell has partnered with the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide in an attempt to help spread suicide prevention awareness, while raising funds for the New Jersey based non-profit. The mission of SPTS is to reduce to reduce the number of youth suicides and attempted suicides by encouraging overall public awareness through the…
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Jul 09, 2015

You Are Not Alone T-Shirt Teaser

"You Are Not Alone" Celebrity partners with the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide Recently, the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide was approached by someone you all may know wanting to design a limited edition shirt collection to benefit our organization - and we're hoping that you will LOVE what she came up with! In advance of the release of the designs, we wanted to provide our supporters with a first chance look…
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Jun 26, 2015

10th Annual Golf & Tennis Classic

SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF TEEN SUICIDE 10TH ANNUAL GOLF & TENNIS CLASSIC Local Non-Profit Continues into its 10th year of Dedication to Reducing the Number of Teen Suicides Freehold, NJ (Thursday, June 25, 2015) On June 15, 2015, The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide held its 10th Annual Golf & Tennis Classic at Eagle Oaks Country Club in Farmingdale, New Jersey.  Over 220 golfers and 40 tennis players attended the event, with…
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Jun 10, 2015

Ocean County Youth Wellness Summit #OCBEWELL

Ocean County Students attend Youth Wellness Summit A collaborative effort to bring wellness to the teens of Ocean County On April 23, 2015   , The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide partnered with the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, Prevention First, Preferred Children's Services, and the Barnabas Health Institute for Prevention to host a single day wellness summit at Jackson Liberty High School on Thursday, April 23, 2015.  10 public and private high schools from Ocean…
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Jun 10, 2015

ACT on FACTS: Revised online, free teacher training released!

Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention: Act on FACTS The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide Releases Free, Online Teacher Training The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide recently introduced the update to its Best Practices, free, online training for educators Making Educators Partners in Youth Suicide Prevention: Act on FACTS. Developed by national suicide prevention expert and SPTS Clinical Director, Maureen Underwood, LCSW, the training is available immediately at www.sptsuniversity.org. With…
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Jun 10, 2015

SPTS welcomes new Program Director, Pat Breux

Before coming to SPTS, Pat Breux served as the Youth Prevention Specialist for the Suicide Prevention Center of New York.  Because of the support of  the New York state leadership that prioritized suicide prevention, she had the privilege to participate in many innovative projects, including a community initiative that saw the certification of over 200 trainers, as well as the training of over 16,000 New Yorkers. As an ASIST and SafeTalk trainer, she has also…
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