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Suicide Prevention
(Shatter the Silence)

The Mississippi Department of Mental Health has launched a statewide youth suicide prevention campaign entitled, Shatter the Silence Suicide, The Secret You Shouldn't Keep.

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UNDERAGE DRINKING

Monitoring the Future Survey, 2009

FACT: Today, 5000 youth under the age of 16 take their first drink of alcohol.

FACT: 1 of every 4 students: 25.2% of 12th grade students reported drinking 5 or more drinks in a row (binge drinking) during the previous 2 weeks.

FACT: 1 of every 3 students: The percentage of 12th grade students who reported engaging in any illicit drug use with the past year is 36.5%

FACT: 3.6 billion drinks a year. This represents 12-20% of the alcohol market that is consumed by youth under 21. 

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UPDATES

SOS Training

During the fall and continuing through June of 2012 Jim Yancey is teaching Solution Oriented Stress Training (SOS-Training) to local municipalities, first responders and law enforcement agencies. SOS-Training has been approved at the state level for law enforcement and their ongoing education. The training is made available by a grant through DMH of Mississippi. If your agency is interested in information on SOS-Training please call 228-522-1965 for information.

Project Northland

Beginning in September of 2011 and continuing through April of 2012, the Coalition is in Colmer Middle School and Gautier Middle School working with over 400 6th, 7th, and 8th graders on Project Northland, an evidence-based alcohol prevention curriculum that educates students about the dangers of underage drinking.

Stress Management

From May – August Jim Yancey from the Coalition facilitated Stress Management Training for the more than 200 employees and Board of Alderman for the City of Ocean Springs, Mississippi.