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As a way to educate parents and interested adults about adolescent depression, SPEA has established a Speaker’s Bureau. The Recognizing Adolescent Depression and Suicide Prevention program is designed for PTO and other parent and community groups.

Do you know how to tell the difference between normal
adolescent moodiness and major depression?

Do you know what to do if someone is having thoughts of suicide or has a plan to die by suicide?

The Suicide Prevention Education Alliance (SPEA) Speaker’s Bureau is comprised of specially trained and dedicated volunteers who are passionate about saving lives.

The Speaker’s Bureau includes people who:

• Are survivors of suicide loss
• Have a child who has attempted suicide
• Have suffered from major depression themselves
• Are licensed therapists who have worked with suicidal adolescents
• Are trained Instructors who deliver SPEA’s signature program, Recognizing Adolescent Depression and Suicide Prevention, in 77 Northeast Ohio high schools

Each speaker has a story to tell and a curriculum to deliver. Select one of the following Speaker’s Bureau presentations:

• Recognizing Adolescent Depression and Suicide Prevention: Can You Tell the Difference Between Depressive Illness and Normal Teenage Angst?
• A Parent’s Guide to Recognizing the Co-occurring Disorders of Adolescent Depression and Substance Abuse: Is Your Child’s Drinking Masking Depressive Illness?

Contact Us
Call 216.464.3471 to arrange for a speaker or a pair of speakers from SPEA’s Speaker’s Bureau. Please call at least two weeks prior to your event. SPEA requests an honorarium.

Contact SPEA at 216.464.3471 for assistance.

In most cases, the depression that so often precedes suicide is both recognizable and treatable.

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