Prevention Programs
"Stopping Suicide ... One Song at a Time" - A Dynamic and Engaging Suicide Prevention Assembly for Middle and High School Students
Chances are there's a teenager at your school thinking that suicide is the answer - your student, your child, one of your friends. Someone probably knows about it - another student, your child, you.
Of course, it's possible nobody knows ... but often there are recognizable warning signs and someone needs to hear that help is available. Suicide doesn't offer a second chance.
When breaking a secret means saving a life... it's worth talking about!
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds and the 2nd leading cause of death for American college-age students. Thousands of students are affected by thoughts of suicide every day.
If parents, teachers, counselors, and other teens will start the discussion, we can teach kids how to save lives - to reach out for help or recognize when another is in distress. Teens will often talk with each other about these things. It's critical that we give them the knowledge and resources to know what to do when someone may be suicidal. Working together we can save lives.
In this unique presentation, Dennis Liegghio, founder of NoResolve.org and survivor of suicide, truly connects with students, promoting a message of hope. His youthful and enthusiastic personality combined with a powerful musical approach particularly appeals to the students.
In this interactive and entertaining presentation:
- Dennis engages the students by sharing his tragic personal account of losing his father to suicide when he was only 14 years old.
- He describes his own struggles and eventual triumph over depression and substance abuse and how the song "No Resolve" he wrote in memory of his father became the turning point to his recovery and healing.
- Essential for increasing awareness and promoting prevention, Dennis discusses the warning signs along with the facts and myths of suicide. He then delivers a powerful acoustic performance of "No Resolve" for the students along with several other songs on topic to foster awareness.
- The program closes with a question and answer session using frequently asked questions that have been submitted by students through our website.
- "Breaking The Silence" CD compilations will be made available after the presentation. (A copy of which can be requested for review prior to the scheduled program by contacting NoResolve.org.)
- Printed educational materials are provided for all students.
For more information or to schedule a program for your school, please contact us.
