PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES

Recognizing Adolescent Depression & Suicide Prevention

Gatekeepers Trainings

Survivors of Suicide Conference

Speaker's Bureau

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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?

During 2003-2004, the suicide rate for persons aged 10-24 rose 8%, the largest single increase in 14 years. The largest increase in suicide numbers and percentages was seen for girls aged 10-14 years (75.9% increase).
- Centers for Disease Control

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 65 area high schools

Each speaker has a story to tell and a curriculum to deliver.
Presentation topics include:

• No Family is Exempt
• The Incidence of Youth Depression and Suicide
• The Importance of Family Communication
• Recognizing Adolescent Depression
• Danger Signals for Suicide
• The Impact of the Internet
• What To Do in a Crisis

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.

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

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