Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide Beneficiary of 10th Annual Charles Lafitte Foundation Charity Golf Classic
The 10th Annual Charles Lafitte Charity Golf Classic will be held on June 25, 2013 at Due Process Stable, with the proceeds to benefit the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide. For more information on the outing please visit www.charleslafitte.org. The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) supports innovative [...]
The Starfish Project: A Day of Healing for the Coastal Southern Monmouth Communities
Pressing Infrastructure Needs Have Obscured Emotional Needs of Kids & Families; Community Groups Combine Resources to Provide Opportunity for Healing Recognizing that the emotional recovery of children and families impacted by Sandy is as significant as the rebuilding of the physical infrastructure, a collaborative effort of community groups in Monmouth County have joined together [...]
Memorials after a Suicide
DOWNLOAD THE SPTS DOCUMENT: Memorials After a Suicide MEMORIALS AFTER A SUICIDE: GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS & FAMILIES When a school community experiences the death of a student, there is often the very human tendency to want to do something in memory of the deceased student. These memorials can range from spontaneous tributes piled at lockers or [...]
THE COMPETENT SCHOOL COMMUNITY: RESPONSE TO THE CONNECTICUT SCHOOL TRAUMA
Dealing with a trauma like the school shooting in Connecticut is obviously not an easy thing. Even the most experienced mental health professionals are challenged to offer explanations of how and why something so horrific and incomprehensible could take place. Yet while many aspects of this tragedy will continue to defy explanation, there is [...]
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF TEEN SUICIDE TO FUND NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTOIN LIFELINE TO BE ANSWERED IN NEW JERSEY FOR 3 MONTHS
The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, Inc. (SPTS) announced that it has provided funding for calls made to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK) originating in New Jersey to be answered within the state 24 hours a day/7 days a week, to begin on/around December 1, 2012 for the period of 3 months. [...]
AFTER THE STORM…Keeping Yourself Afloat
A Guide for Youth & Families Affected by Hurricane Sandy Maureen Underwood, LCSW People who were not even there will be talking about Hurricane Sandy for a long time. You’ve probably already heard their stories, their second hand accounts and observations about the destruction to the beaches and boardwalks and towns they may have never [...]
West Milford Players to Support SPTS
The West Milford Players (West Milford, NJ) chose the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide as the non-profit to benefit from its fundraising at its upcoming show “It’s a Wonderful Life”. There will be six performances, beginning Friday, November 9. If you are in the area we encourage you to support the West Milford [...]
Live Web Chat with Maureen Underwood: Tuesday, October 30
Register to join Maureen Underwood for a 30 minute live web chat on a very important topic for teachers and mental health professionals, Tuesday, October 30 at 3:00 pm EST Safe and Sound: Memorializing After A Youth Dies By Suicide http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/599061/8d503f7a76/287702039/d4b0dfae05/ [...]
SPTS Thoughts on NJ School Respect Week
The concept of making one week in the school year a time when the focus of the school is on respect is a great one, but why not use this opportunity to incorporate the concept of respect into the ongoing culture of your school? Take the projects your school is implementing this week that emphasize [...]
Hogs and Heroes Foundation Donation to SPTS
Robert “BERNIESBUS” Parker; Event Organizer Chpt 3 MD, Hogs and Heroes Foundation presents a donation check to Scott Fritz on September 18, 2012. Bernie and the Hogs and Heroes Foundation organized a fundraiser Motorcycle Ride to support SPTS and our suicide prevention efforts. We look forward to continuing work with a wonderful organization! THANK YOU!