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Suicide is a major public health concern. Suicide can be very complicated and tragic, but it is also often preventable. Know The Signs is a California suicide prevention campaign that focuses on direct steps and skills to prevent suicide. Suicide is preventable, by knowing where to reach out, finding the words. Listen in as Stan Collins, suicide prevention specialist from Know The Signs, joins us to speak more in depth about this important topic |
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Project Empowerment was created in order to bring mental health awareness and support to students. This student developed and led initiative targets Brawley Union High School students. Starting with wellness surveys to gauge the areas that students feel that they need help on and how they are doing, Project Empowerment plans to help students relieve the mental health issues that they report commonly experiencing. |
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September is Substance Use Recovery Month. Most substance use concerns start as maladaptive coping responses in youth and adolescent populations, many before the age of 14. Imperial County Behavioral Health Services Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services provides quality professional services to achieve independence and community integration for youth suffering from substance use. The program offers a variety of services to youth to assist them in the improvement and maintenance of their daily functioning. |
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The Youth Opioid Response Grant is assisting youth and young adults ages 12 to 24 with opioid use and/or stimulant use disorder by enhancing the availability of treatment services. The Substance Use Disorder services offered are responsive to youth and young adults, considering their family values, beliefs, norms, socio-economic, and cultural context, provided in a non-judgmental environment, which promotes independence and community integration for individuals with the support of family, peers, and the community |
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