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SAVE the Date!
SAVE's 21st Suicide Awareness Memorial takes place May 1st, 2010 at Christ Prespytarian Church in Edina, MN. Visit our events calendar for more information.
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Study Reveals
Extent of Suicidal Thoughts
First-of-a-Kind National Study Reveals that 8.3 Million Adults in the U.S. had Serious Thoughts of Committing Suicide in the Past Year.
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Harvard School
of Medicine
Offers Means Matter Program and Online Training
While most efforts to prevent suicide focus on why people take their lives, the Means Matter Campaign focuses on an often overlooked, issue: how a person attempts-the means they use-plays a key role in whether they live or die. More... |
Dan Reidenberg
Appointed to National Committees
SAVE's Executive Director Dr. Dan Reidenberg, has been appointed to the Steering Committee for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center Steering Committee.
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Japanese Prevention
Representative Visits SAVE
Kazumi Wakabayashi, a professor from Japan, met with Dr. Dan Reidenberg, to discuss SAVE's prevention programing. Professor Wakabayashi is working with the Aokigahara Community Project in Yamanashi. They are looking at ways to prevent suicides in the Aokigahara Forest, believed to be the second most popular place for suicide next to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Fransisco.
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SAVE Listed in National Resource Directory
The NRD is a federal government Web site for wounded, ill and injured Service Members, Veterans, their families, and those who support them. This Web site, which is maintained by the Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs, provides access to more than 11,000 services and resources at the national and state level to support the recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration of Service Members and Veterans into their communities. More...
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Support Suicide Prevention: Give to SAVE's Annual Fundraising Campaign
SAVE relies upon generous people like you to support our suicide prevention programs and services. To contribute in support of our year-end fundraising, click on the link below and mention our Annual Campaign.
With your help, we can reach thousands of people with or live-saving message of hope through public awareness and education. Thank you for your support!
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Unfinished Business: Reflections on My Mother's Suicide
By Nancy Rappaport, MD
The day my mother killed herself, she had just finished preparing her house on Marlborough Street for the anticipated return of her children after a fierce custody battle with my father. There were six of us and much to do. I was her youngest child, just 4 years old.
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SAVE Board Member Profile:
Joe Stackhouse
by Tom Brock
What does it take to be the President of the all-volunteer Board of Directors at SAVE? A lot. And Joe Stackhouse, in jest, will tell you that "It is a lot harder work than the salary covers!"
As President of the Board of Directors for SAVE, Joe readily acknowledges the difficulties that face SAVE as a nonprofit organization, but he also knows where to look in search of results and inspiration. "We are making a big difference and can point to the people who are alive today because of what we do."
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Ghostly Store Donates to SAVE 
The Ghostly Store, an online store featuring music, clothes and other unique items, is donating $1 for every order from theghostlystore.com to SAVE for the month of December. In addition, The Ghostly Store has created an information page about SAVE, linked to their homepage, that provides donation options and information on why they support suicide prevention. With every order confirmation and shipping update, they include information on SAVE along with a link to SAVE's page on the site.
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Lifeline Offers Unique Online Resource for People in Crisis
 The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255), with funding through the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, offers a couple of unique online resources that can make a difference in the lives of individuals in crisis.
Survivors of suicide attempts have a lifetime suicide risk of 7%. Put differently, 93% of people attempting suicide find reasons to stay alive, with likely a good number of them shuddering upon their reflection of the attempt, noting all that they would have missed in their lives had they died.
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Review Praises HOPES Volume One CD
by Mark Fischer, 1340Mag.com
 Of the many compilations albums that come out each year few are important for any reason other than marketing a record label or management company's artists. Hope, Volume One counts itself among the important.
Much like the Take Action! Compilation series, Hope, Volume One was assembled to help raise awareness and funds for SAVE, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE).
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