LINTON - Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for United States teenagers, according to the Centers for Disease and Control Prevention, and the Linton-Stockton School Corporation recently teamed with Hamilton Center, Inc. to teach its students about potential “Signs of Suicide.” HCI staff members recently completed training sessions for all LSSC students in grades 5-12 and all staff [...]
September is National Suicide Prevention Month TERRE HAUTE - Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and the 12th leading cause of death overall in the United States. Hamilton Center works each day to eliminate those statistics through the belief that zero suicides are possible. Hamilton Center’s Zero Suicide Initiative works to prevent suicide [...]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shares a shocking statistic in a June report: the suicide rate in the United States rose by a quarter between 1999 and 2016. A number of celebrity deaths from suicide have brought the issue to the forefront of public discussion in recent months. Two states – New York and Virginia – are [...]
