Suicide Prevention Day at the Capitol
January 15th, 2016 by Mike Vasilinda
Today was suicide prevention week in the state Capitol. Warning signs and signs of gratitude for intervening were on display in the buildings rotunda. Legislation being considered would require that teachers receive at least two hours of training on spotting the signs and what to do next. Sponsor Dane Eagle of Cape Coral says he was stunned but he statistics.
“It’s shocking. The rate, the number. Especially among our teens, our youth. People with so much of their live ahead of them. to find that this is the second leading cause of death for teenagers, that’s shocking. And it’s even more shocking that it’s preventable and its not being prevented to the degree that it can be” says Eagle
FSU Police Major Jim Russel told of a personal experience.
“The way that depression works if it’s not rated, it gets worse . It becomes deeper, it becomes more often until it becomes chronic if its not treated. And i was aviating and dwelling on the thoughts of suicide and I was very very fortunate that I was able to have some things come together for me that I got information about it and the light went on and I went and got help from a doctor” says the police veteran.
The two hours of training for teachers is not additional training but would take place in their annual training sessions.
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