Youth Outreach
Our school, parent and educator speaking programs – a professionally prepared presentation series to help raise awareness with youth, parents and educators to increase awareness of symptoms and where to get help and to reduce stigma.
High School Speaking Program
We have developed and have been delivering a high school speaking program. This is a professionally produced program, including a video presentation, support materials and hand outs. It is designed to be presented by someone who has been intimately touched by suicide such as a community parent in conjunction with a local or community based therapist. The content has been designed in such a way that it can be customized by the chapter to incorporate local content.
The objectives of the program are:
- Increase awareness
- Reduce stigma – encourage youth to talk to a peer, parent, family member teacher, guidance counsellor etc
- Encourage seeking of professional help
- Provide awareness of the links between physical fitness and mental health encouraging youth to get fit
- Provide awareness of where to seek more information
Educators and Parents Speaking Program
This is a modified version of our High School speaking program targeted specifically at Educators and Parents. It is a professionally produced program, including a video presentation and hand outs. It is designed to be presented by someone who has been intimately touched by suicide such as a community parent in conjunction with a local or community based therapist
The objectives of the program are:
- Increase awareness
- Reduce stigma – encourage youth to talk to a peer, parent, family member teacher, guidance counsellor etc
- Provide knowledge of the warning signs, what to do about them, where to seek help or more information, tips on how to discuss this with the youth / family
- Provide awareness of the links between physical fitness and mental health encouraging youth to get fit
Team Unbreakable High School Relay Challenge
The Team Unbreakable Relay Challenge is :
- Educational
- For high school students, educators and parents
- Promotes good physical health and mental health.
- Awareness raising
- Fun
- Fundraising
The Team Unbreakable High School Relay Challenge is aimed at high school students with the main program elements being:
- Assembly / Presentation – our High School Speaking Program
- Training
- For youth & educators – professional training clinic on running and fitness
- For educators and or parents – training on how to recognize the warning signs of troubled youth
- The Team Unbreakable Relay!
All of these elements provide the participants with important educational and team building opportunities. The entire program can take place over the course of a term, starting with the presentation and culminating with the Team Unbreakable Relay.
We are targeting for implementation of this program in conjunction with local chapter development
