| The YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM, funded by Missouri Foundation for Health, Regional Healthcare provides the school-based Signs of Suicide (SOS) prevention program to over 1,500 middle school students in eight Bootheel counties (Butler, Dunklin, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Scott and Stoddard) throughout the school year. QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper training is also provided to school personnel, teachers, administrators and parents. The goals of the program are to increase awareness of the warning signs associated with suicide and to reduce the stigma associated with asking for help by providing resources and referrals. To schedule a presentation please contact Rebecca Musgrave at the Foundation or email: sp@regionalhf.org |
| The Regional Healthcare Foundation is an educational and resource organization. We do not provide direct services. If you are in crisis and need immediate help please contact your local emergency provider. Disclaimer: Information contained in this website is intended for educational purposes,only. |
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COLUMBIA, MO. — Del McMillen was asked to tell her story at a teacher workshop to add a human
face to the statistics. That face is of her smiling son, embossed on the mousepad by her computer.
"Sometimes I turn it so I can see him, and smile back," said McMillen, who brought the pad to show
the teachers. "On my bad days, I turn it over."
McMillen's son, Dennis, survived a childhood full of mood swings and angry outbursts. But in 1999, at
the age of 44, he put a bullet through his heart. He left behind letters to his wife, his three children, his
sisters and his mother, who still grieves at the age of 75. Click here to read the FULL STORY.
face to the statistics. That face is of her smiling son, embossed on the mousepad by her computer.
"Sometimes I turn it so I can see him, and smile back," said McMillen, who brought the pad to show
the teachers. "On my bad days, I turn it over."
McMillen's son, Dennis, survived a childhood full of mood swings and angry outbursts. But in 1999, at
the age of 44, he put a bullet through his heart. He left behind letters to his wife, his three children, his
sisters and his mother, who still grieves at the age of 75. Click here to read the FULL STORY.
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