WADENA - A suicide prevention presentation was held at Wadena-Deer Creek High School, and focused on helping raise awareness that it's all right to seek help.
Each student received an orange booklet from the Crisis Line and Referral Service called, "Youth Pages." This is a directory filled with phone numbers of who to call for help on a number of issues affecting teens such as abuse, addiction, cultural diversity, eating disorders, grief, harassment, peer pressure, pregnancy, stress and anxiety and youth violence.
The book provides information on the signs and symptoms of any of these issues. The booklet was put together by the Crisis Line with input from school counselors and teachers, students and law enforcement agencies.
Students received a business-card sized handout with one side stating the warning signs of suicide and the other side outlining symptoms of depression. Students also received an orange bracelet with the Crisis Line phone number.
