As we mourn victims of the latest tragedy in which the accused is a college student, our educational system needs to seriously consider requiring high school and college students, staff and faculty to learn about the signs and symptoms of mental illnesses. Read article here.
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Aurora Tragedy: Mental Illness 101
Posted: July 31, 2012 in mental illnessTags: Aurora, college, colorado, high school, mental health education, mental illness, mental illness signs, mental illness symptoms
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Coors Foundation Grants $500,000 to Youth Suicide Prevention Program
Posted: July 25, 2011 in mental illness, suicideTags: Adolph Coors Foundation, Aurora, Carson J. Spencer Foundation, colorado, entrepreneurship, fundraising, Future Innovative and Resilient Entrepreneurs, I Choose to Live. I Choose to Love., Junior Achievement, mental health, mental health advocacy, mental illness, micro-grants, Pete Coors, Rangeview High School, sally spencer-thomas, Second Wind Fund, suicide, suicide-prevention advocates, teenagers, The FIRE Within, wristbands, youth
The Carson J. Spencer Foundation has received a $500,000 grant from the Adolph Coors Foundation to launch a social entrepreneurship program for prevention of youth suicide.
The FIRE Within program (Future Innovative and Resilient Entrepreneurs) takes students through a yearlong course in social entrepreneurship, mental health advocacy and leadership training. Its goal is to enable students to run enterprises that raise revenue and awareness for suicide prevention. Program participants compete for micro-grants to seed enterprises. Students receive mentoring from local leaders as they develop and run businesses. They also receive training as suicide-prevention advocates. Read article here.
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