{"id":149,"date":"2016-07-14T15:37:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2016-07-14T15:37:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:37:48","slug":"sos-signs-of-suicide-prevention-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/sos-signs-of-suicide-prevention-program\/","title":{"rendered":"SOS Signs of Suicide\u00ae Prevention Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>SOS Signs of Suicide\u00ae Prevention Program<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The adolescent years are marked by emotions that may be difficult for youth and families. \u00a0\u00a0Strong emotions, such as depression, can sometimes be misunderstood as normal adolescent turmoil; therefore, many youth do not receive treatment. \u00a0However, if left untreated, depression is a leading risk factor for suicide.\u00a0 Please view <a href=\"http:\/\/docushare.lps.org\/docushare\/dsweb\/Get\/Document-2054731\/POSTER%20Suicide%20Education-for%20Parents-11x17.pdf\">this link<\/a>\u00a0for additional information on how to recognize signs of depression and how to help students who are struggling with depression.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to educate our teens about depression and suicide, the SOS Signs of Suicide\u00ae Prevention Program\u00a0will be taught soon in\u00a0health classes.<\/p>\n<p>The goals of this program are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To help students understand that depression is a treatable condition<\/li>\n<li>To explain that suicide often occurs as a result of untreated depression and can be prevented<\/li>\n<li>To train students to identify serious depression and suicide risk factors in themselves or friends<\/li>\n<li>To impress upon youth that they can help themselves or a friend by taking the simple step of talking to a responsible adult about their concerns<\/li>\n<li>To help students know whom in the school they can turn to for help, if they need it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students are taught to\u00a0<strong>ACT (Acknowledge, Care, Tell)<\/strong>\u00a0should they have concerns about themselves or others. \u00a0Please spend some time talking about the SOS program with your child, listening to their thoughts and feelings, and ensuring that they understand the steps (ACT) \u00a0they can take to help themselves or others.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/docushare.lps.org\/docushare\/dsweb\/Get\/Document-2054729\/SOS.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"938\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOS Signs of Suicide\u00ae Prevention Program The adolescent years are marked by emotions that may be difficult for youth and families. \u00a0\u00a0Strong emotions, such as depression, can sometimes be misunderstood as normal adolescent turmoil; therefore, many youth do not receive treatment. \u00a0However, if left untreated, depression is a leading risk factor for suicide.\u00a0 Please view this link\u00a0for additional information on&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/sos-signs-of-suicide-prevention-program\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-149","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/lnscounseling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}