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Technology: The Sharpest Double-edged Sword

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If you are a college student, we invite you to apply to be an Editor-at-Large , or to simply contribute (please tag your pieces ThriveOnCampus). Every day, on average, more than 3,000 high schoolers attempt suicide , making it the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-24. Read more here. A study by Twenge et.

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“All the best things in life are on the other side of fear” with Candice Georgiadis & Karlisha Hurley

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She won Best Actor Under 18 at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and the Hollywood Moving Picture Film Festival, and Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Accolade Global Film Competition — all for her role in a film about child suicide called ‘Karlisha and Morgan’ which has also won many other international awards.

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5 Ways to Support LGBTQIA+ Employees in the Workplace

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K and B Therapy and Sweet Mango Therapy provided context and insights about issues like elevated suicide risk, cultural prohibitions against self-care or mental health access, desire for Eastern medicine approaches and access to services in one’s native language. Consider the needs of this community in your pro bono work.

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Kelli Melissa Hansen On How To Leave a Lasting Legacy With a Successful & Effective Nonprofit Organization

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After losing her middle sister to a completed suicide in 2017, she founded BCC Evolution, a mental health and suicide awareness nonprofit in 2018. Through this discovery I found that a mental health challenge is what ultimately leads most people to complete the act of suicide. Kelli Melissa Hansen is a Warrior for Mental Health.

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Siobhan Davenport of Crittenton Services of Greater Washington: “Have more mental health specialists as employees of the school”

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Have more mental health specialists as employees of the school: For the teen girls and their families that we serve, they’re experiencing the trauma from the pandemic, without receiving mental health support. Teen suicide is on the rise because of the depth of loss that youth feel coupled with perceived lack of societal support and life pans.

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Desiree’ Stapleton of FMYX: “Everyone has something to offer”

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After going from suicidal ideation and suffering in silence to being deemed a Happiness Expert by news officials, she now uses her experience to help others see that there is life on the other side of their struggles and that they too can use their past traumas, setbacks, and challenges as stepping stones to success. I felt alone.

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Dr. Nancy B. Irwin: “Commit to staying on the healthy path for life”

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I began volunteering in my community for a shelter for sexually abused teens. Dr. Lois Lee, the founder and executive director of Children of the Night, the shelter for sexually abused teens for whom I volunteered (and still do!). He or she might just see this, especially if we both tag them. We’d love to hear the story.