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From SAVE!Wishing you the very best this holiday season.
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SAVE's Minnesota Teen Campaign Reaches 5 Million Youth on Facebook
SAVE's Facebook campaign targeted to help teenagers in Minnesota, reached 5 million youth in the state during September through November. The Facebook initiative is a part of a larger prevention campaign funded by the Minnesota Department of Public Health (MDH). In addition to reaching teens, the fall campaign also focused on American Indian communities in Minnesota through transit signs and print ads. SAVE will launch an MDH-funded campaign in the spring of 2011 targeting adult men.
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A New Treatment Option for Major Depression
(from the Psychiatric Times)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS is a noninvasive form of focused brain stimulation therapy that uses pulsed magnetic fields. The underlying mechanism depends on the principle of electromagnetic induction, the process (discovered by Faraday in 1839) by which electrical energy is converted into a magnetic field and vice versa.
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SAVE Produces a Women's Guide to Mental Health
SAVE has produced a new mental health awareness guide for women. The guide was researched and produced through funding from the Mount Sinai Foundation in Minneappolis for distribution in the Twin Cities metro area. The Guide features information on the symptoms of mental illness, resources for help and things women can do to promote good mental health. The guide will be reprinted and available for national distribution in 2011.
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SAVE to Introduce New Online Fundraising Program
SAVE is preparing to launch a new online fundraising program that provides our supporters with an improved tool for raising money on behalf of SAVE and suicide prevention. The program, produced by Donor Drive, provides SAVE with greater options and flexibility in our online fundraising programs and offers additional amenities such as event registration and email marketing.
Online fundraising is an easy and effective way to raise money for SAVE in support of a Named Memorial or fundraising event. For more information, go to the online fundraising section of our website.
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SAVE Convenes National Survivor Summit
 The effort to learn about and strengthen national suicide grief support services took a step forward during the SAVE Suicide Survivor and Bereavement Leadership Summit, held in Minneapolis on Oct. 18-19, 2010. Twenty experts in research, support groups, and bereavement as well as authors and grassroots leaders from across the country came together at SAVE's headquarters to discuss how to improve the assistance that survivors receive after a suicide.
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Support SAVE Through Our Annual Fundraising Campaign
Our public awareness work reaches millions of people each year and our educational products and services reach tens of thousands more, yet the true impact and value SAVE has is on the lives of individuals we touch one at a time. That is what we do at SAVE; it is why we are here. We are here for you and the thousands who come to us each year looking for help, searching for answers and support from someone who understands.  Please join us and make a difference in the lives of the people we help by making a donation to our annual fundraising campaign. Your contribution will help ensure that people will have a place to turn to when they most need us. To make a secure online donation, click on the link below or go to save.org/donatenow. With your support, together we can continue to make a difference in the world.
To those who have already contributed to this year's campaign, thank you for your support!
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Patrick Cutter Completes MHANTS Cross Country Ride
 Patrick Cutter, a suicide prevention advocate from Virginia Beach, Va, has successfully completed his incredible journey: to ride a bicycle from the farthest point north accessible by road in the United States, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to the farthest point south in Key West, Fla. The goal of the Mental Health Awareness North to South ride (MHANTS) was to raise awareness and understanding about mental illness as well as raise money for SAVE.
Patrick started his ride June 28 near Deadhorse and traveled through Canada and the U.S. The 6500 mile journey took him through 12 states across the heart of the country. Several community events were held along the way by people wanting to support and encourage Patrick as he made his way to Key West. The events culminated with a gathering in Miami, Fla that served as a celebration for Patrick's accomplishments as well as a fundraiser for SAVE.
Patrick has documented his adventure on the website www.mhants.com. The site includes detailed information on the cyclist's route and an insightful blog that features unique and interesting photos that further illustrate the experiences he encountered along the way.
Editor's Note: A community in Florida hosted Patrick as a part of a larger suicide prevention awareness event. See Ashley Seeler's article below.
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SAVE Welcomes New Office Manager
 I am Bridget Monson, SAVE's Office Manager. I have spent the last 20 years managing human and veterinary healthcare organizations. I graduated from Carlson School of Management with a major in finance and received my Master's in Healthcare Administration in 2006. For the past three years, I have also found time to volunteer for BART (Basic Animal Rescue Training) as a member of the Board of Directors and serving as treasurer. I have lived most of my life in Shakopee, Minnesota and enjoy spending quality family time with my husband, grown daughter and 14-year-old son. I am an avid animal lover and have four furry friends at home.
I am thankful for this opportunity to work for SAVE. I want to help bring awareness and reduce the stigma that is too often associated with mental illness and suicide as well as understand the causes of suicide and the impact that it has on the survivors who are left behind. My hope will be to bring the next level of operational efficiency to SAVE as well as building relationships with our donors, volunteers, board, and vendors. I am looking forward to working with you and getting to know each of you in my role as office manager. Please feel free to contact me at bmonson@save.org or 952-746-7998.
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Florida Community Initiates Suicide Prevention Effort
by Ashley Seeler, Administrative Assistant
 There are numerous ways in which individuals can provide inspiration for the promotion of suicide education and awareness. One particular individual, Patrick Cutter, chose a slightly different path to encourage others to familiarize themselves with SAVE's mission (as mentioned earlier in this edition of VOICES of SAVE). In order to accomplish the goal of providing education, awareness, and reducing the stigma that comes along with mental illness, Patrick planned an extensive and intensive bicycle trip that took him from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska all the way to Key West, Fla. In order to make his mission clear, Patrick titled the ride MHANTS which stands for Mental Health Awareness North to South.
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SAVE Publications To Be Added To The Best Practices Registry
Three brochures produced by SAVE have been approved for inclusion in the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's (SPRC) Best Practices Registry (BPR). The brochures are the only publications like it in the U.S. that have been reviewed for accuracy, likelihood of meeting objectives, and adherence to program design standards.
The BPR is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and identifies, reviews and disseminates information about best practices that address specific objectives of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. The BPR is used as a resource for suicide prevention materials by public health organizations, schools and nonprofit agencies througout the country.
The three publications are What is Depression? A Suicide Prevention Guide for Young People; Parents as Partners: A Suicide Prevention Guide for Parents and Suicide: Coping
with the Loss of a Friend or Loved One. For more information on SAVE's prevention and grief support materials, visit the brochures and printed materials section of save.org
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