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Sandy Hook Promise launches campaign to shine a light on teenage turmoil
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and last updated 2021-05-25 23:45:59-04
COLORADO SPRINGS â We re continuing the conversation on mental health issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic while examining teen suicide rates across the region. Recently, we noticed an email from a group running a public service campaign to give context on how our children may be feeling right now.
It will make you stop and think in reference to everything our children were dealing before 2020 made a huge impact on our lives.
Itâs tough to be a kid right now between the isolation, missed graduations and proms, staying in a bedroom 20 hours a day, missing their friends, and being constantly plugged in.
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NEWTOWN, Conn., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Missed graduations and proms. Detaching from friends and family. Staying in a bedroom for 20 hours a day. Being constantly plugged in online. These are just a few of the stressors that youth have faced over the last year due to the pandemic, leading to heightened anxiety and depression, among other new or worsening mental health struggles. This emotional situation can give rise to various forms of youth violence not just shootings, but also suicide and self-harm.
News. Social media. Online classes. Teenagers are plugged into bad news and challenging learning environments. Social media, which can be a positive place to connect, may spark feelings of isolation and low self-esteem. Learn how to help them unplug by knowing the signs at https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/how-to.
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A youth suicide prevention bill, which was championed by Sandy Hook Promise, reportedly is gaining support in the U.S. Senate. (Shutterstock)
A U.S. House version of the bill was passed last fall but did not go any farther at that time. Referred to as STANDUP, or the Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act, it calls on states to expand suicide prevention education at the middle school level and up.
The new Senate version was sponsored by New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, and Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, a Republican.
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