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My Life is Worth Living is the first animated web series ever to address teen suicide and suicide prevention.

 

By Sara M Moniuszko USA TODAY

“My Life Is Worth Living” is a new animated series that tackles the topic of teen suicide and other mental challenges.

 

During the pandemic, many have struggled with mental health around the country, and right here in South Dakota.

The Dell Rapids School District decided to meet the problem head-on as they partnered with the Cook Center for Human Connection to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday night to better equip teachers and parents with resources.

Dell Rapids School District Superintendent Summer Schultz talked about the struggles parents have had to face over the last year; “parenting is hard, parenting during a pandemic is even harder. Tonight is really geared towards parents and teachers to be able to feel like they have another place they can go when they are seeing some of these things.”

Being back in schools has helped many struggling students, but many are still facing challenges.

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The impact of COVID on mental health, as well as free resource for parents, ParentGuidance.org, where people can take free courses to help with their children who are struggling.

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There’s an epidemic of suicide out there. To coin a phrase, COVID and winter ain’t helping, but there are plenty of resources for educators in K-12 to help their students get through this.

Intermountain Healthcare and Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital are launching a bold plan to enhance mental and behavioral health services for children and teens in crisis throughout the Intermountain West. This effort has inspired an extraordinary $10 million gift to Intermountain Foundation from Utah community leaders Greg and Julie Cook. 

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By Nolan Blair, Reporter

Christoper’s Hope Foundation raises the funds to help establish Hope Squads in South Carolina schools

By Alicia Matsuura -October 24, 2019

The Daily Universe shares why BYU alumni, Greg and Julie Cook, are eager to support the Utah suicide prevention campaign.