Positive thoughts and prayers

[Supernrse01]

Please keep my high school students in your thoughts and prayers today, and in the coming days/weeks. One of our students committed suicide yesterday. She was not a student I had many (if any) dealings with but my heart is breaking for her, her family and friends, and her classmates. Such a sad, sad tragedy

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

Did you know that your school community is at risk for about 18 months of another suicide. Hate to be the bearer of bad news but your community bears watching, closely.

Hang in there

[kidzcare]

Did you know that your school community is at risk for about 18 months of another suicide. Hate to be the bearer of bad news but your community bears watching, closely.

Hang in there

[Supernrse01, BSN]

Thank you NutmeggeRN, this statistic was not familiar to me. Our poor little community has so much going on right now, and while the thought is scary, it makes sense too. My heart aches for everyone involved.

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

Thank you NutmeggeRN, this statistic was not familiar to me. Our poor little community has so much going on right now, and while the thought is scary, it makes sense too. My heart aches for everyone involved.

Check in with your local NAMI office. We have done a lot of work with them and they came in to the school and did some great programs.

We went through a suicide and less than a year later a horrible car crash that took one of our kids and one form a neighboring town.

Anecdotally, I would also keep an eye on kids who suffer head injuries....I have seen some alarming correlation to previous head injury>>>drug and or alcohol misuse>>>suicide.

Blech. Not to be a downer but it never hurts to keep it filed away.

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

Thank you NutmeggeRN, this statistic was not familiar to me. Our poor little community has so much going on right now, and while the thought is scary, it makes sense too. My heart aches for everyone involved.

Some links

NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness | Risk of Suicide

http://www.sfsuicide.org/docs/SchoolPostvention.pdf

http://www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/migrate/library/AfteraSuicideToolkitforSchools.pdf

Anecdotally I have seen some alarming correlation with head injury>>>>drug and ETOH misuse>>>>suicide

[Schoolnursetx]

I'm so sorry, praying for GOD's peace & comfort to all during this tragedy.

[Supernrse01, BSN]

All great ideas and suggestions, Nutmegge. I appreciate your help!!