Monday, March 28, 2011

Countdown to ALIVE! Mental Health Fair!

ALIVE! Mental Health Fair and Suicide Prevention Tour is coming to Jacksonville State University!

April 13, 2011, 1:00 P.M. 0 5:00 P.M.
TMB Lawn and TMB Auditorium

Complete Listing of Events:

1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.: Doors Open and Post Secret, Graffiti Art Therapy, Brain Exhibit and Resource fair start.

1:00 P.M.: Bullied is a documentary film that chronicles one student's ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today. Learn the terrible toll bullying can take on its victims.

2:00 P.M.: A Reason to Live Documentary (MediaProjects.org). Watch recreated suicide calls from college students to counselors and learn the process of risk assessment and de-escalation, and how to provide emotional support, followed by a Q&A.

3:00 P.M.: QPR Training - "Learn how to Question, Persuade, and Refer someone suicidal." Ask a Question, Save a Life. Learn the course, take the test and become a certified gatekeeper and help save lives.

4:00 P.M.: Keynote Address by 1-800-SUICIDE Founder, Reese Butler, sharing the inspiring stories and miracles behind the making of the Hopeline Network, 1-800-SUICIDE.

Sponsored by: Department of University Housing and Residence Life, Counseling Services, and Active Minds.

For more information, contact Linda Shelton, Counseling Services, 140 Daugette Hall, 256-782-5954, lshelton@jsu.edu.

You can also visit the ALIVE! website at http://www.hopeline.com/alivemhf.html.



It's Great to Live in Gamecock Housing!
-JSU Housing Staff

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