All posts tagged "suicide"
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Community needs to follow up on suicide discussion
On Thursday, March 22, I held my first suicide prevention and awareness event at NewAldaya Lifescapes in order to educate, give prevention and ultimately let...
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Standing for the Silent: MVP attends presentation on suicide prevention
With tears staining Kirk Smalley’s cheeks, the construction worker from Perkins, Okla., began to tell 300 plus students and faculty his long and heart wrenching...
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Our View: Students, staff must stand together to fight cyberbullying
Last week, Cedar Falls High School lost a member of the community due to suicide. Chase Sanders, a senior, was cyberbullied according to the Cedar...
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Standing together for suicide awareness: Alive&Walking gives support for awareness, prevention of suicide
One thousand one hundred pairs of shoes filled the sidewalks of the Hawkeye Community College campus Wednesday, Sept. 13. Those 1,100 shoes represent the number...
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5K supports suicide awareness, prevention
The Alive and Running Suicide Prevention 5K run/walk is on Saturday, June 17 at 7:30 a.m. in Dunkerton. The evening before, June 16, from 3-8...
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‘13 Reasons’ opens teen discussion of suicide
Imagine feeling lost. Depressed. Weighted down. Imagine sitting in class every day not knowing what was wrong. Being consumed by society, eaten up by high...
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#22KILL pushing for vets
By: Tehya Tournier Suicide rates among veterans have gone up since 2007 according to Veteransandpstd.com. With 5,000-8,000 committing suicide after coming home from the war,...
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Alive and Running: Join event in fight against suicide
By: Tehya Tournier One death occurs every 13 minutes because of suicide. That means 38,000 Americans die of suicide each year, and the numbers are...
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Storytellers host concert as last benefit for project
After two months, The Storytellers Campaign is almost at a close and ready for the last event, a benefit concert and silent auction this Sunday,...
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Junior prepares to organize To Write Love on Her Arms fundraiser
In today’s world, depression and suicide rates are booming, and some girls are not finding ways to receive the help and guidance they might need...
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After 45 years, Kolbeck joins husband in retirement
At the end of her 45th year of teaching, 24 in Cedar Falls High School, special needs skills teacher Judy Kolbeck is leaving for retirement. Most of the students...
