Suicide Prevention & Awareness Webinar

April 25, 2018 | 12:00-1:00pm | $39 registration fee

13-20% of youth ages 12-17 experience a mental health condition in a given year.

Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in youth ages 10-24.

35.5% of those who died by suicide had a diagnosed mental disorder at the time of death.

These statistics are staggering and all of us are affected. Join HopeWay’s CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Alyson Kuroski-Mazzei, and Dr. Tom Gettelman, Chief Clinical Officer and Director of Admissions, to learn about the most common mental illnesses, signs and symptoms to look for, and resources to help a student receive appropriate care. In addition, the speakers will discuss how mental illnesses can result in a death by suicide, some warning signs of suicidal ideation, and how we can all work together to support those in need.

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HopeWay is the only accredited, nonprofit residential mental health facility for men and women, 18 years and older, in the Carolinas. The center offers a continuum of care that includes residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient care, within a holistic model of psychiatric, psychological, medical, and emotional wellness and education.Clients receive comprehensive treatment plans, which involve individual and group therapy, and a variety of integrated therapies such as art, music, nutritional wellness, horticulture, and recreation. HopeWay treats adults with illnesses such as anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, trauma, and as well as co-occurring disorders. In addition, their vision includes decreasing stigma by building awareness and acceptance of psychiatric illness through education. For more information, go to https://hopewayfoundation.org/.