I just read an article about how the school-suicide awareness programme here in New Zealand is being criticised.
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/070618/3/nf3.html
Has anyone had any experience with these programmes?
2007-06-17 18:51:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
No. Kids consider suicide LONG before it crosses their parents minds... And THAT'S part of the problem. As a result, the schools are put on the "front line" for dealing with the issue. And THAT'S where the necessity of those programs comes in...
2007-06-17 19:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm....I wonder......you know sex ed classes were the first things that made me think about sex.
DARE programs made me think about drugs for the first time.
I am sure I would have thought about sex and drugs eventually on my own, but with suicide, I don't know.
I think death/depression is a part of many young people's lives and that they should have a support system at school, but I just truly don't trust schools to make these programs meaningful and supportive for those most in need.
2007-06-17 19:00:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, you bring up a good point.
Hopefully talking about it, like talking about predators, will help our youth be able to learn and express their feeling verbally instead of holding such painful thoughts within.
I'm not sure if there is a right or wrong but it's worth trying if it helps some child.
2007-06-23 21:06:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I considered suicide when I was a teenager. Most of my friends did too. It was a phase we went through. No one in my school followed through.
Telling kids what they are thinking is dangerous but fairly normal might be a good idea.
2007-06-24 13:02:08 · answer #4 · answered by eddie9551 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No; I've not had the experience, but I would like to add a more positive note. : Suicide is not an option. and when you say no to it,something different begins to emerge.
2007-06-17 22:05:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, in my personal experience as a young person, hearing absolutely nothing about suicide definitely made me more vulnerable to it.
2007-06-17 19:35:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have depression & was thinking about killing myself LONG before anyone told me it was suicide.....Telling me it was a mental illness & that there was help for it made me reach out
2007-06-17 18:56:08 · answer #7 · answered by Catcanscratch 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think more information is better. kids alway will talk or think about all the things we don't want them to education is key in my opinion as long as it's done right.
2007-06-17 20:24:26 · answer #8 · answered by Joel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, it worked with sex education, didn't it, so why shouldn't it work for suicide.
2007-06-18 15:29:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋