THOSE PROGRAMS REPORTING LIVE. I’M HERE FOR OUR CHANNEL 4, THE LOCAL STATION.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: THANK YOU,
AARON. THIS WEEK WE HAVE
COVERED A LOT OF GROUND ABOUT
TEEN SUICIDE. THE STARTLING
STATISTICS FROM THE CDC THAT
IT’S THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE
OF DEATH IN YOUNG PEOPLE H 10
TO 34 THAT THERE HAVE BEEN
DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN
BLACK AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES
JUST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THE
SIGNS, THE RESOURCES AND HOW
TO TALK WITH OUR KIDS ABOUT
SUICIDE. SO TODAY WE’RE
ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: MEL IS AT
THE GROUP’S HEADQUARTERS IN
NEPTUNE BEACH CALLED HERE
TOMORROW OR THIS FREE
COUNSELING AND HELP FOR
PEOPLE. AND PEOPLE NEED TO
THEY ARE NOT ALONE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: THEY ARE NOT
ALONE. AND I HOPE THAT’S WHAT
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AFTER ALL OF
OUR COVERAGE THIS WEEK, THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT SO MANY
PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING WITH.
AND IT’S INTERESTING ISN’T
LISTENING TO SOME OF THESE
CALLS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH.
A LOT OF THE COUNSELORS HERE
ARE DISCUSSING THAT. YOU KNOW
WHAT? LET’S GET THE
CONVERSATION STARTED EARLY AND
THAT IS THE KEY. YOU DON’T
WANT TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE
YOU’RE CONSIDERING SUICIDE.
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT NOW. LET’S
GET OUR KIDS ENGAGE NOW SO
THAT WE CAN INTERVENE BEFORE
IT GETS TO THAT POINT. WANT TO
BRING IN DOCTOR CHRISTINE
CAUFFIELD HIS WITH LUTHERAN
SERVICES, FLORIDA, A TRAINED
PSYCHOLOGIST. THANKS FOR
COMING IN LET’S TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING
RIGHT HERE. SO THESE ARE
CERTIFIED RECOVERY PEER
SPECIALIST, A NUMBER OF THINGS
THAT THEY HAVE TO DO TO BE
QUALIFIED. BUT WHAT’S
HAPPENING HERE, IT’S KIND OF
PEER TO PEER SAYS PEOPLE WHO
ARE ALSO GOING THROUGH THINGS
OR THEY HAD A FAMILY MEMBER
WHO MAY BE DIED FROM SUICIDE
AND THEY’RE ABLE TO GIVE THAT
FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE.
ABSOLUTELY. AND ELLIS OF
HEALTH SYSTEMS, WE TRAIN. IN
FACT, MANY OF CALLERS ARE
TALKING TO ONE OF OUR TRAINED
CERTIFIED RECOVERY PEER
SPECIALIST. WHAT WE’RE FINDING
IS PEOPLE WITH LIVED
EXPERIENCE CAN REALLY ENGAGE
VERY QUICK CONNECTION AND
REALLY MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO GET
INTO RECOVERY TO SEEK THE HELP
THAT THEY NEED SO THAT THEY
DON’T MAKE THAT CHOICE OF
SUICIDE. SO I COULDN’T BE
PROUDER
>>LAUREN VERNO: ARE CERTIFIED
RECOVERY PEER SPECIALIST THAT
HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR
TRAINING. YEAH, AND WE’VE HAD
SOME PEOPLE CAN HEAR ALSO THEY
DON’T WANT THE HELP RIGHT NOW,
BUT THEY WANT TO BE
SPECIALISTS THAT THERE’S A
NUMBER OF THINGS THAT YOU HAVE
TO DO TO QUALIFY.
>> AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE
WONDERING, WELL, WHAT DOES
THAT TRAINING LOOK LIFE? YES,
SO THERE’S A 40 HOUR WORK OR A
THAT WE OFFER AND THE
CERTIFIED RECOVERY PEER
SPECIALIST HAS TO HAVE 500
HOURS UPRIGHT AGAIN, IF YOU
WILL. SO THEY WE PLACE THEM IN
THE FIELD. WE PLAY SUMMIT HERE
TOMORROW. WE PLAY SOME OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS, SUBSTANCE
ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS, THAT THEY CAN
REALLY GET THAT HANDS-ON
EXPERIENCE. AND THEN THEY ARE
ABLE TO SIT FOR THE EXAM. SO
IT FOR THE CERTIFICATION EXAM
AND THEN THEY BECOME CERTIFIED
RECOVERY PEER SPECIALIST. AND
THEY’RE READY THEY’RE READY
FOR THE WORK THAT THEY’RE
CUSHION. WHO WOULD YOU SAY
SHOULD CALL THIS MORNING IF IF
THEY’RE AT HOME, THEY’RE
SEEING THIS NUMBER FLASHED ON
THE SCREEN.
>> WHO SHOULD MAKE THIS CALL
FOR A LOVED PERSON THAT’S
EXPERIENCING THOUGHTS OF
SUICIDE. A NEIGHBOR. ANYONE
THAT IS CONCERNED ABOUT
SOMEONE THAT MIGHT BE
CONSIDERING SUICIDE. IT’S SO
IMPORTANT TO REACH OUT AND GET
THE HELP AND SUPPORT THAT ONE
NEEDS. THERE’S NO NEED TO
SUFFER. WE HAVE THIS WONDERFUL
ORGANIZATION HERE TOMORROW.
ONE OF OUR PROVIDERS IN OUR
NETWORK OF CARE, A DOSE OF
HEALTH SYSTEMS AND THEY DO
INCREDIBLE WORK OF HELPING
PEOPLE MOVE FORWARD, NOT MAKE
THAT DECISION, GET THE HELP OF
HIS WORK THAT THEY NEED SO
THAT THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD IN
A VERY HEALTHY MANNER. I FEEL
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND.
>>LAUREN VERNO: YOU KNOW, WANT
TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS
ORGANIZATION BECAUSE HERE YOU
ARE ABLE TO GET UP TO A YEAR
OF COUNSELING. AND THEN IF YOU
NEED MORE, THEY PUSH YOU INTO
THE RESOURCES THAT ARE
NECESSARY. SO WE’RE HERE
TODAY. YOU SEE THESE PHONES,
THEY ARE RINGING, WHICH MEANS
YOU ALL ARE CALLING. SO THANK
YOU FOR THAT. THE NUMBER TO
CALL 372-9087. WE WILL BE HERE
THROUGH THAT. THE 10:00AM
NEWSCAST TODAY. BUT THEN
BEYOND THAT, THEY’RE ABLE TO
HANDLE YOUR CALLS UNTIL
08:00PM. AND THEN AGAIN, FROM
10 TO 6 ON THE WEEKENDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING LIVE.
COVERAGE WILL TALK WITH A
YOUNG LADY WHO IS ACTUALLY