Suicide Prevention
A vision of healthy people, living in healthy communities.
A vision of healthy people, living in healthy communities.
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| The YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM is funded by Missouri Foundation for Health. Each year, Regional Healthcare Foundation 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 |
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| 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 or the hotline listed above. Disclaimer: Information contained in this website is intended for educational purposes,only. |
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Teachers learn warning signs
of suicide
COLUMBIA, MO. — Del McMillen was asked
to tell her story at a teacher workshop to
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.
of suicide
COLUMBIA, MO. — Del McMillen was asked
to tell her story at a teacher workshop to
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.