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Cultural Sensitivity around Suicide Prevention

Affichée le novembre 4, 2009

• Auteur : Jude Platzer
• Organisation: Teen Suicide Prevention and Awareness
• Endroit : Vancouver, BC
• Catégorie : Soutenez les jeunes
• Coût : À moyen budget (10 000 $ à 50 000 $)

Since the tragic loss of her son Josh, in 1999, Jude Platzer, has worked tirelessly to bring the subject of suicide out of the shadows. During the last 8 years she’s visited high schools, colleges, PAC meetings, health care professionala and community centres where she’s presented her concise and powerful message to a receptive audience.

It’s a difficult and challenging message, but Jude, a Registered Nurse, has developed a methodology and compiled information in a way that gets through to her audiences. She uses a variety of mediums including a Power Point presentation, a dramatic video, a talk and carefully written handouts. Young people, parents and educators respond well to her presentation and she is invited back on a regular basis. In addition, new requests are always coming in.

There are two initiatives that, if implemented, Teen Suicide Awarness and Prevention (The Josh Platzer Society) realize would help enormously in spreading the Society’s message of prevention and awareness.

The first is to train more presenters so that we could expand our reach throughout the province. Right now, most of Jude’s work is centered in the Lower Mainland. She has traveled by invitation to Sechelt and Powell River but these trips are limited by funds and time constraints. The ideal solution would be to train presenters from different regions. Toward that end, we’d like to develop a Presentation Kit and a training program so that others could then carry this important work throughout the province.

The second area we’ve identified is the issue of cultural sensitivity. The Society has become aware that many cultural and ethnic groups in BC have few resources to address suicide prevention and awareness. We would like to hire a consultant from two ethnic communities to help us adapt and translate the Presentation Kit so that it would have maximum efficacy within these groups.

Why do we believe this is such an important idea? Here are the shocking facts about suicide and young people:

• Second leading cause of death between ages 15-24 years
• For every suicide death there are an estimated 30-50 attempts
• 1/3 of teens who have died by suicide have made one or more previous attempts
• Due to stigma of suicide, statistics are likely to be underestimated
• Four times as many males die by suicide then females
• For every suicide death 7 people are directly impacted
• 4000 suicide deaths(all ages) annually in Canada directly impacting the lives of 28,000 people

Despite these horrifying facts, many teen suicide deaths are preventable. By providing youth and the people around them with the skills necessary to recognize the signs and symptons demonstrated by people at risk and understand how to respond, lives will be saved.

The only thing stopping us from getting our message across to young British Columbians is a lack of funds to develop our materials. The money from Aviva would be used to this end.

www.teensuicideprevention.org

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  suicide prevention poster inside bus
  This poster was in buses across Lower Mainland and Cities in BC this September to promote awareness about World Suicide Prevention Day.
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  JPS Yearly Poster Campaign
  Annually the Josh Platzer Society has a poster campaign in the month of World Suicide Prevention Day. This year the posters were on transit across BC as well on the screens on four cinemas in Vancouver.
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  Josh Platzer. Age 13
  Photo of Josh Platzer taken 2 years before he died by suicide following several bouts of severe depression.
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  Jude and Ben Platzer
  Josh's parents sit beside one of the Society's awareness posters which have been featured several years running in the Vancouver transit shelters.
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• Joquois

  Best wishes with your continuing journey in educating about suicide, you are very brave. You have done alot of hard work already. Josh would be proud of what you are doing today. I attempted to take my life 3 times, at 8yr, 13, yr and 16. I am 48, I lived in a predominent white society, being Iroquois in the city was never easy. I've lived with undiagnosed and untreated depression for 30 years. Today I undersatnd what happened to me as a child and why it is so important to break the cycle of silence. Society does not like to talk about certain realitiies, but we have to, I hope you do well so that you can continue to educate. Creator be with you Jude.
  novembre 4, 2009 @ 4:21 EST

  
  

• Jude Platzer

  Joquois, Thankyou for your support. I am glad for you that you now have some understanding about your depression and hope that you are able to access some help. Keep up the talking about mental health issues and we will reduce stigma and save lives.
  novembre 4, 2009 @ 5:14 EST

  
  

• effie

  This is a fantastic idea Jude - all the very best of luck!
  novembre 4, 2009 @ 6:21 EST

  
  

• Erin

  You have created a valuable resource , good luck with this. You are a " cultural hero" !!!
  novembre 4, 2009 @ 8:10 EST

  
  

• peachyness88

  Jude, you are so very strong and, well . . . words don't serve justice as to how great I think the work you're doing is, and to just how much suicide education and prevention is needed. Period. Best of luck to you.
  novembre 4, 2009 @ 8:10 EST

  
  

• Jacquie

  Your tireless commitment and courage will be the source of energy so desperately needed by those you are helping. Well done Jude, we all support you.
  novembre 4, 2009 @ 8:24 EST

  
  

• KarenSupport

  I applaude you. I also lost my wonderful daughter to suicide, I understand the journey. I wish you the best in your efforts to bring this diffucult issue out of the dark and into understanding and change.
  novembre 4, 2009 @ 9:04 EST

  
  

• ellen

  Jude You have so much knowledge to offer. You should be given the resources to carry out your program. I wish you all the best.
  novembre 4, 2009 @ 9:10 EST

  
  

• Julie

  This is a wonderful idea. All of us can help Jude by making our friends and family aware.
  novembre 5, 2009 @ 12:52 EST

  
  

• Kasper

  Keep up the good work. I have also been confronted with teen suicide at school. Email forwarded.
  novembre 5, 2009 @ 2:37 EST

  
  

• kharris218

  Jude, from the moment I met you, you have been an inspriation to me. Thank you for using your time and talent to help the world.
  novembre 5, 2009 @ 2:10 EST

  
  

• Steph

  Well done Jude - you are doing such a great job raising awareness about this very sensitive issue! I admire your courage in the face of your own deep sadness and loss!
  novembre 6, 2009 @ 9:38 EST

  
  

• Donaleen

  Thanks for doing this, Jude...It looks fantastic. You've got my vote!
  novembre 7, 2009 @ 12:28 EST

  
  

• Heather

  Having worked in other areas of grief and bereavement support, I know how important your work is. I really admire the tremendous effort you are putting into it, and the difference you are making in people's lives. Thank you!
  novembre 7, 2009 @ 9:13 EST

  
  

• SH

  Well done, Jude. You reach out to so many people with compassion and understanding - you are truly making a difference.
  novembre 9, 2009 @ 11:08 EST

  
  

• ashwinsharma

  Thank you Jude, keep up the great work that you are doing by bringing awareness and education to youth and families. This definitely is a much needed service.
  novembre 9, 2009 @ 12:18 EST

  
  

• mlee

  I received your email request to vote, Jude. Great to hear from you. BLUE WAVE applauds your efforts and wishes you every success in this funding competition. Your tireless efforts and the many young lives that you touch in the schools are making a very positive change for the better in confronting stigma too long held in society toward youth struggling with mental health issues. The silence must and will end.
  novembre 11, 2009 @ 9:56 EST

  
  

• Saxophoniste

  I hope your organization continues to help people and prevent tragical incidents. We all feel proud of you .Thanks !
  novembre 13, 2009 @ 9:51 EST

  
  

• Saxophoniste

  I hope your organization continues to help people and prevent tragical incidents. We all feel proud of you .Thanks !
  novembre 13, 2009 @ 9:52 EST

  
  

• wikirandy

  I like this idea -- I would like it even better, if part of the proposal, the organization would make this content available to all organizations (freely and openly) so that other organizations across the country and around the world can use it, and modify it for local conditions and cultural contexts and sensitivities. I've got just the platform to do so WikiEducator (http://www.www.wikieducator.org - we would be happy to support such a project, whether you win the competition or not! As we say, open education is a sustainable and renewable resource!
  novembre 13, 2009 @ 3:33 EST

  
  

• sylvie kruch

  All the best Jude! I have listened to your presentation at a PAC meeting and was very impressed: you presented well organized information and gave us directions on how to respond to signs. We all need awareness and education. We are all concerned.
  novembre 13, 2009 @ 4:41 EST

  
  

• Monty

  Awesome, jude! thanks VERY much.
  novembre 14, 2009 @ 2:09 EST

  
  

• Barb

  All the best Jude. Just checking. I had told the group I forwarded this too that they could vote without registering. Is this correct or do they have to register?
  novembre 18, 2009 @ 1:39 EST