Be part of a Please Live event! Please Live works largely with the volunteer work of other agencies. This, in every way, is a win-win situation for everyone involved. If your agency is somehow involved in mental and/or emotional health, or works with teenagers in any way, you may be a great candidate to be [...]
Dear reader: let me begin by expressing how truly sorry I am that you are reading this page. The loss of a loved one is always tragic and hard, but there is a unique pain when the loss is due to suicide. There are no words that anyone can say that will give you the [...]
Suicide Survivor – An individual who has survived/is surviving through the loss of a loved one to suicide. Suicide Attempt Survivor – An individual who has survived a suicide attempt. Surprisingly, if you search the internet for information on surviving a suicide, you will likely find information aimed towards Suicide Survivors as opposed to Attempt [...]
So, you’ve learned about mental illnesses, the basics of depression and anxiety, and you’ve familiarized yourself with the symptoms of suicide. You may realize that you yourself are struggling, or perhaps you have a loved one in mind that is hurting and you want to help. You have the phone numbers or websites written down, [...]
Excerpt from: www.sap.state.pa.us What is the Student Assistance Program? The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Student Assistance Program (SAP), which is administered by the PA Department of Education’s Division of School Options and Safety in partnership with the PA Department of Health’s Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs, and the PA Department of Public Welfare’s Office of [...]
What is Crisis Intervention and what can it accomplish? Gradually or suddenly, life stress can sometimes build up to critical levels, causing serious emotional distress, threatening your safety, preventing you from functioning effectively and stretching your ability to cope to its limit. In these situations, you may not be able to wait days or weeks [...]
Here is a list of help agencies in the Pennsylvania region. These agencies are more than happy to answer your questions, help with appointments, and serve you in every way they can. Please don’t hesitate to contact them! Agency Representative: Contact us to get your agency information listed here! Where do I start? There is [...]
In general, hotlines have three things in common: 1) they are available to call 24/7 2) they are 100% confidential 3) they are free Here’s a list of hotlines that may help you in whatever situation you find yourself in. Check out the bottom for chat and text lines as well! Feeling Overwhelmed? There are [...]
From the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide. One of the more difficult challenges of parenting is realizing that you don't always know what your children are thinking and feeling. You may be aware that suicide is the third leading cause of death in adolescence, but you probably can't imagine that your child might [...]
Mental illness is a scary topic. It's a dark web of self-inflicted lies that traps away all hope of getting better – or, at least, that's what it feels like. If you've never experienced the debilitating darkness of depression, or the mind numbing fear of anxiety, then it may be hard to understand how your [...]