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Contact Info: Phone 608-293-3133 Email: preventsuicide.gc@gmail.com
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If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, Call:
(800) 273-TALK/ (800) 273-8255 or 911 |
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Services
Youth Suicide Prevention Program of Green County is committee to preventing youth depression and suicide through community and youth education.
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Training programs at Green County schools for staff, students and parents.
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Training programs at Green County schools for staff, students and parents.
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Presentations for mental health care providers, community organizations.
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Community awareness activities.
Contact us at 293-3313 if you are interested in organizing a training activity on youth depression and suicide in your organization.
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Risk Factors and Warning Signs
*Talking about suicide, death and/or no reason to live.
*Expressions of hopelessness, worthlessness and helplessness.
*Previous suicide attempts.
*Abrupt personality changes
*Excessive risk taking behavior.
*Depression
*Giving away prized possessions of setting one's affairs in order.
*Lack of interest in the future.
*Preoccupation with death.
*Withdrawal from family, friends or social supports.
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Protective Factors
*Know the warning signs of depression and suicide.
*Always take thoughts or plans of suicide seriously.
*Never keep a person's plan for suicide a secret.
*Ask the person if they are thinking about suicide. Asking will not plan the idea in someone's head.
*Ask the person if they have a suicide plan, weapon or some type of dangerous object.
*If the person is in immediate danger, they must see a doctor or psychiatrist immediately. Call 911 or take the person to the nearest hospital emergency room.
*Do not minimize the person's problems. Be non-judgmental. Show interest, support and undivided attention. He or she is not just seeking attention.
*If the person is not in immediate danger, show empathy and do your best to help him or her find a doctor or a mental health care professional. |
FACTS
* Every 18 minutes, someone in the United States dies by suicide; it is estimated that an attempt is made once a minute.
*668 people died by suicide in Wisconsin in 2006.
*In Wisconsin, suicide is the second most common cause of death among people 25-34. It is third nationally.
*People age 65 and older have a higher percentage of suicides that any other age group.
*Men complete suicide four times more often that women; however at lease as many women attempt suicide.
*The suicide rate for your black males (15-34) has risen dramatically over the past fifteen years.
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Cooperating School Districts: Albany, Brodhead, Juda, Monroe, Monticello, New Glarus
Cooperating Agencies: District Attorney, Prosecuting Attorneys, Health Department, Human Services, Juvenile Intake, Sheriff's Department, University Extension, CESA #2, Lutheran Social Services, Monroe Police and Monticello Police
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GUPPY Receives Garrett Lee Smith Grant
The Green County United Prevention Professionals for Youth, or GUPPY as they are known, have recently been notified that the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act Youth Suicide Prevention Grant, of which they are a partner, has been funded.
In Green County, GUPPY will be working with local school districts to develop educational programs for students and the wider communities about the signs of suicide and youth suicide prevention strategies. Some of the funding will be used to purchase each of the districts educational and informational materials. They will be using two evidence-based programs called the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program and the Signs of Suicide (S.O.S.) program. GUPPY will engage a part-time coordinator to assist the school districts in their endeavors. Each of the Green County districts will have a representative on an advisory committee for the grant project that consists of GUPPY members and others, including students, parents, emergency personnel, funeral directors, and suicide survivors. |
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Alliance For Wisconsin Youth
The Alliance for Wisconsin Youth brings together coalitions, individuals, and resources to prevent substance abuse and related behavioral health concerns affecting young people, and to promote positive youth development.
The Alliance’s mission is to enhance and support the capacity of local Alliances (member coalitions) in their prevention and youth development work. Over 100 local coalitions are members of the Alliance.
Look inside their website for membership services and benefits, information about each Local Alliance, opportunities for youth and important links to partners and resources, and much more.
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GUPPY History
The acronym, G.U.P.P.Y., stands for Green County United Prevention Professionals for Youth. The group is made up of Green County school counselors, law enforcement, human service personnel, health department personnel, CESA representation, county nurses, university extension agents and school AOCA persons. The G.U.P.P.Y. group meets on a monthly basis to discuss youth issues in Green County. Ideas are brainstormed and developed into plans. Those ideas that the group feels would be most beneficial to Green County are carried out with in the county.
We have been around for over 20 years. During that period, we have been involved in a variety of endeavors. Back in 1991, G.U.P.P.Y. was instrumental in funding and surveying Green County youth. Many initiatives began because of the survey results.
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Contact Address: % Bridget Mouchon, U. W. Extension, N3150B Hwy 81, Monroe, WI 53566
Telephone: 608-328-9440
email: bridget.mouchon@ces.uwex.edu |
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