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CONTACT Connects |
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January 2009 |
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¨ Suicides in national parks increase in 2008: Article discussing how more people are choosing national parks to complete suicide (www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iN9RmoLPeSlD9UfA3Yp6Njad0joAD95ESM081) ¨ Police arrest teen after alleged online suicide threats: A Fairfield Township teenager was arrested when threatening to be suicidal on an online video game. What is interesting here is that in Ohio suicide threats are considered a first-degree misdemeanor (www.middletownjournal.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/12/31/fe123108falsealarm.html) ¨ Why She Cuts: One Woman’s Battle With Self Injury An article documenting the different forms of self injury and why individuals engage in this behavior ¨ Few College-Age Adults with Behavioral Health Problems Treated: While approximately half of college age adults are estimated to suffer from mental health disorders less than one quarter seek treatment (www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2008/few-college-age-adults-with.html) ¨ Researchers Look for Link Between Brain Injury, Psychiatric Illness: Research that attempt to link the increase in psychiatric illness amongst veterans to traumatic brain injury (pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/44/1/2) |
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CONTACT Pittsburgh offers immediate emotional support and crisis intervention services through its volunteer hotline, outreach and educational programs |
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Scotland School for Veterans' Children (SSVC) The Scotland School for Veterans' Children (SSVC) is a unique, state-funded residential school offering quality residential education to the children of Commonwealth veterans. Tuition, room and board are offered at no cost to the families of Pennsylvania veterans for children in grades 3-12. For more information, please contact Angela Lynch at (717) 264-7187 ext. 699 or anglynch@state.pa.us |
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What’s Going On? |
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Total # of calls 1171 Total # of suicide calls 84 Total # of Student and Young Adult calls 51 Total # of info cards distributed 740 Total # of persons reached through outreach activities 518 |
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