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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brockville/Leeds and Grenville—The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group (ROHCG), Brockville General Hospital (BGH), Brockville Collegiate Institute and Thousand Islands Secondary School are hosting a public information session on youth suicide May 25th at Brockville Collegiate Institute. “Youth Suicide: Recognizing Risk and Talking About It” will explore the issue of youth suicide, the second greatest cause of death among young people in our society today. Led by Annmarie Nicholson, Director of Volunteer Services and Trainer for Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training with ROHCG, the presentation will cover the causes of suicide among young people, how to recognize risk and how to respond when someone you care about needs help. The presentation is May 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of Brockville Collegiate Institute, 90 Pearl Street East in Brockville. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and there is no admission. Registration is suggested and you may do so HERE, or call Maggie Wheeler, BGH Communications Officer, at 613-345-5649, ext. 1-1504. An alarming 32% of young women and 18% of young men report having thoughts of suicide. While females are twice as likely to attempt suicide, males complete suicide twice as often as women. When suicide occurs, the question most often asked by those left behind is “Why?” and "How could we have prevented this?” “Talking about youth suicide is the first step in prevention,” says ROHCG Communications Coordinator Sue Riley. “Our hope is that this presentation will help us to continue as a community to not only talk, but to listen as well.” For more information, please contact:
Healthy people – Outstanding Care
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