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Jun 27, 2018

Achieving Holistic Wellness: Integrating Physical and Mental Health Awareness into Daily Life

As many of you may know, the stigma of mental health is a prominent issue in the field of suicideology. The stigma surrounding mental health may prevent individuals who may be at-risk for suicide to seek support from employers, school staff, family, friends, and especially a mental health professional. We are pleased to feature the following post written by Tara Chalakani, LPC, NCC, ACS, RN that magnifies the challenges of the stigma surrounding mental health…
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Apr 21, 2016

Speaking With Students About Suicide

At the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, one of our core values is the belief in the effectiveness of evidence -based suicide prevention strategies. Yet, one of the questions we are most often confronted with is the request for assembly presentations. What we know about suicide prevention and keeping students safe is that assembly style presentations fail to take into consideration what we know about suicide risk. Instead, what should happen, is the inclusion of students in…
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Dec 16, 2015

Youth Council 2015 Year End Celebration

Youth Council Celebrates Kick-Off Year   Last night, SPTS closed out 2015 a little early with a celebration for its Youth Council. With over 60 students from Monmouth and Ocean Counties, the council has set some pretty awesome goals for ways in which they want to help spread awareness of youth suicide prevention. We couldn't be more proud to know such a motivated and caring group of young people! Hot coco and pizza was had…
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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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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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